The last official word on DOS attacks, from Marzia Niccolai, back in September last year:
"On the broader issue of denial-of-service attacks, these are an unfortunate reality in the web world. While we don't currently offer applications any specific protections against attacks of this nature, this is something we're interested in looking into for the future. In the near-term, when we begin allowing developers to purchase computing resources beyond our free limits, we will provide a mechanism for reimbursement in the event of a DOS attack. " Now that the billing service is here, it might be good to get any update on that. More directly on topic, I agree the bait-and-switch is a bit disappointing. On Feb 25, 10:13 pm, Brandon Thomson <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree except for the part about DOS attacks. As far as I can tell > they will just cost you a lot of money unless you actively detect and > block them, and even then there could be cost involved. > > On Feb 25, 4:24 pm, Greg <[email protected]> wrote: > > > My feeling is that many people see GAE as free/cheap hosting. It can > > be, but it's real power is as a application platform that allows > > developers to take apps to market without a sysadmin - you just don't > > need to worry about clustering databases, DOS attacks, firewalls, > > patching the OS... Just think about how much a good night's sleep is > > worth to you. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
