Re: DoS at Hostsave

From: Jay (webmaster_at_allthingsceltic.net)
Date: 05/26/03 

Date: 26 May 2003 07:47:24 -0700

>From reading some of the posts in various groups about hostsave,
sounds like this is a frequent problem with them. I am thinking of
switching myself. If this is the best there tech support can do, I
dont think we need to keep our business there

to_man2003@yahoo.com (To Man) wrote in message news:<3625412a.0305231513.39d64319@posting.google.com>...
> HostSave's DOS attack has hit me hard. I have several revenue
> generating websites hosted with them and lost a lot of money on
> pay-per-click advertising over the last two days. They seem to go
> through this nonsense every so often so I'm moving my domains
> elsewhere. I've already lost too much.
>
> Also note that they have updated their status as follows:
>
> 11:30 AM, PST, May 23, 2003 - The Denial of Service (DOS) attack
> against our systems has further intensified, continuing to impact the
> performance of our website and mail services. The intensity of the
> load we process on a normal day is approximately 1,600 packets per
> minute. We are currently processing in excess of 3 million packets per
> minute. Our engineering and systems administration teams continue to
> take steps to further harden our network and provide increased
> availability, but these are temporary solutions. We are taking drastic
> steps to resolve this issue at its source and appreciate your patience
> as we work toward a solution to stop this malicious attack.
>
>
> lmd1 <lmmd@mailtx.com> wrote in message news:<vkiqcvgc5ah2e0tsnt8h5lbrqingubm9l9@4ax.com>...
> > Anyone know anything about the DoS at HostSave.com?
> >
> > From their web site:
> >
> > IMPORTANT NOTICE: 10:45 AM, PST, May 22, 2003 - The Denial of Service
> > attack aimed at our systems has intensified. As a result of the
> > attack, traffic to our network is currently 1000 times greater than
> > normal. The system upgrades we made earlier this week are currently
> > enabling us to handle this increased load without significant impact
> > to our customers; however, you will likely notice increased slowness
> > in your website and email performance. Our engineering and systems
> > administration teams continue working to resolve this problem, and we
> > will keep you updated as the situation changes. Again, we apologize
> > for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience.