My first thought is what would it take to keep wikileaks.org online in the face of massive attacks? I would host them but I don't have the resources to withstand that kind of attack myself. On 12/2/2010 10:03 PM, Jorge Amodio wrote: > > This is what everydns said: > > "EveryDNS.net provided domain name system (DNS) services to the > wikileaks.org <http://wikileaks.org/> domain name until 10PM EST, > December 2, 2010, when such > services were terminated. As with other users of the EveryDNS.net > network, this service was provided for free. The termination of > services was effected pursuant to, and in accordance with, the > EveryDNS.net Acceptable Use Policy. > > More specifically, the services were terminated for violation of the > provision which states that "Member shall not interfere with another > Member's use and enjoyment of the Service or another entity's use and > enjoyment of similar services." The interference at issues arises from > the fact that wikileaks.org <http://wikileaks.org/> has become the > target of multiple > distributed denial of service (DDOS) attacks. These attacks have, and > future attacks would, threaten the stability of the EveryDNS.net > infrastructure, which enables access to almost 500,000 other websites. > > Thus, last night, at approximately 10PM EST, December 1, 2010 a 24 > hour termination notification email was sent to the email address > associated with the wikileaks.org <http://wikileaks.org/> account. In > addition to this email, > notices were sent to Wikileaks via Twitter and the chat function > available through the wikileaks.org <http://wikileaks.org/> website. > Any downtime of the > wikileaks.org <http://wikileaks.org/> website has resulted from its > failure to use another > hosted DNS service provider." > > IMHO, the folks from Wikileaks were expecting this type of reaction > and are playing with it, very naive DNS setup for such a polemic site. > > -J > > > 2010/12/2 Poomjit Sirawongprasert <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> > > FYI, > > https://twitter.com/wikileaks/statuses/10567274838622208 > > WikiLeaks,org domain killed by US everydns.net > <http://everydns.net/> after claimed mass attacks. > > Moui > > ภูมิ จิต ศิระวงศ์ประเสริฐ(หมวย) > Poomjit Sirawongprasert (Moui) > > Tel. +66-86-335-3900 > Fax. +66-2287-2614 > > Contact Me Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/moui> Facebook > <http://www.facebook.com/poomjit> LinkedIn > <http://www.linkedin.com/in/poomjit> Ning > <http://ncdnhc.org/page/membership-roster> WordPress <http://moui.net> > " "We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of > creating the perfect love." - Tom Robbins > <http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/404189/tom-robbins/we-waste-time-looking-for-the-perfect-lover-instead> > " > > Get this email app! > <http://www.wisestamp.com/apps/quotes?utm_source=extension&utm_medium=email&utm_term=quotes&utm_campaign=apps> > > >