> -----Original Message-----
> From: J. van Baardwijk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 9:13 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Misleading Advertising (was: Re: Your Data Transfer Status)
>
>
> Sometimes people still manage to amaze me. Did other
> Brinellers with a site
> hosted at GeoCities receive this as well? (Yeah, you probably did.)
>
>
> >In the past we have not enforced that limit, so your site has been
> >uneffected thus far. However, shortly, all free member sites
> >transferring more than the allowable data limit will be disabled
> >for portions of the day until usage falls to within the prescribed
> >limits.
Portions of the day? Shortly? These terms are vague enough to absolve
themselves. They also may have made a mistake, or they may have gone back a
long time to one month that perhaps got a lot of hits.
This appears targeted to those people who can't stand the thought of someone
denied access to their content for any period of time. Most likely your site
is already being throttled, and would essentially be "disabled" if you
exceeded 'prescribed limits'.
This is typical Dot-Com rude behavior, that just months ago was amusing in
its audacity, but now has become extremely annoying.
Sure, you might be able to sue, but then your site would be taken down. Was
there a link to a document in the mail that gave more details? I would also
review the use agreement. It probably has more information that allows this
type or bad behavior.
Nerd From Hell
"WorldSecure <Freightliner.com>" made the following
annotations on 09/07/01 10:26:39
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