Just because Google isn't doing the blocking doesn't mean it's not Google's problem.
Using your (lack of) logic, if GAE is down because someone's attacking it using DOS, does that mean it's also not Google's problem because "google isn't doing the attacking"? On Apr 2, 7:16 pm, Andy Freeman <[email protected]> wrote: > > Why shouldn't this be google's problem? > > Suppose that I sold raincoats and you wanted to buy one of my > raincoats. If someone else got between us and stopped me from > delivering raincoats to you, who would you hold responsible? > > Google isn't doing the blocking. > > Yes, Google may be able to make more money if it can get around the > blocking, but that doesn't change the fact that the blocks are not > under Google's control. > > In other words, blocking may be a problem, that is an issue, for > Google, but it isn't Google's problem, that is, something that Google > has some obligation to do act upon. > > On Apr 2, 3:38 pm, Andy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Why shouldn't this be google's problem? > > > Google's hosting platform is being blocked by the country with the > > largest internet population in the world. You think that's not a major > > problem? > > > I've used plenty of hosting sites that are perfectly accessible from > > China. So obviously this is a problem for Google. > > > On Apr 2, 11:18 am, Barry Hunter <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > And why is this Google's problem?- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
