Comments on: GoDaddy's DNS servers experiencing extended outage

By: Pierre Balian

Pierre Balian — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 20:25:00 +0000

I have an enterprise class VPS at Servint and I couldnt be happier. Godaddy is the slums of the internet hosting world.

By: Boundegar

Boundegar — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:49:00 +0000

Fool, how could it be on the internet if it wasn’t true?

By: traalfaz

traalfaz — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 11:48:00 +0000

I switched to DreamHost a while back. Still cheap and I get a ridiculous amount more than I ever did with GoDaddy.

By: brerrabbit23

brerrabbit23 — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 02:20:00 +0000

My business was directly affected by this today, to my immediate and personal embarassment.

And I still think it’s hilarious and well deserved. We’re switching DNS handlers within the week. (finally!)

By: politeruin

politeruin — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 01:07:00 +0000

Anyone use plus.net? Firefox refuses to connect to the site tonight and opening it in IE allows you to view the certificate which is issued by…yup, Go Daddy. So IE handles that situation better since there’d be no way of knowing who issues the certificate in firefox unless i’m missing something.

By: edkedz

edkedz — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:54:00 +0000

“GoDaddy’s management tools are down too”

So, no representatives of the company have made themselves available to make any statements about- oops, I guess I misunderstood what you meant by “management tools.” Sorry.

By: C W

C W — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 22:26:00 +0000

Are they still domain squatting, snatching from their users, and proactively “purchasing” from search queries to resell? They’re still not a very nice company.

By: Jim Saul

Jim Saul — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 22:19:00 +0000

One site I manage is through them and it’s still up, and FTP has been fine all day as I updated some elements, so I never noticed an issue.

However, a few minutes ago the owners tell me they haven’t been able to get email all day.

Personal stuff I switched to Laughing Squid, going with the suggestion someone made here a while back.

By: Jon Roig

Jon Roig — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:18:00 +0000

For whatever it’s worth, Bob — the prime supporter of SOPA — is long gone…

By: artbyjcm

artbyjcm — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:09:00 +0000

This. This is very true. I hope some people learn from this.

By: artbyjcm

artbyjcm — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:08:00 +0000

No, you get what you pay for. I expect to hear that Godaddy “overlooked” some basic security that most of its competitors are already providing.

By: artbyjcm

artbyjcm — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:06:00 +0000

Well, that’s actually a very valid thing to do and here’s why using an example: I purchased a brushed metal trash can at wal*mart assuming it would be cheaper. I got it home, noticed it had a scratch. That’s ok. Well, a month later the cheap plastic lid cracked. There were scratches and dents all over the can. I then went to target, found a nicer looking brushed metal trash can. $5 less, actually. And it’s far outlasted the purchase at wal*mart. Wal*mart is known for selling crappy, cheaply produced products and I should have known better. Godaddy is known for making some trivial things difficult for its customers, and while being the cheapest host, you should research what you are buying into before you buy it. I never would have expected godaddy to be secure. Their practice is making money, they care very little about the customer. And it shows. You need proof? Look at what’s happening right now. I bet there was a fatal security flaw. I think it’s entirely reasonable to reiducle someone for using a less than trustworhty, rather corrupt service. Today I found out Wunderlist, one of my most used websites is down now. I’m dissapointed in them for choosing what I consider a crappy company like godaddy to rely on.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:05:00 +0000

Do we know they were victim to a DDoS? Just because some “Anonymous” twitter says it, doesn’t mean it’s true.

By: corydodt

corydodt — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:03:00 +0000

From a technical point of view, you really are not supposed to use your registrar for DNS hosting. If you ever do want to switch, that almost guarantees you’re going to have downtime.

Today’s events are just a neon arrow pointing at the value of that policy.

By: corydodt

corydodt — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:55:00 +0000

Namecheap is cheaper and better in every way. We’re switching this week. Well, we’re switching as soon as Godaddy comes back online to process the transfer.

By: xzzy

xzzy — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:52:00 +0000

Or it’s great for society, depending on how you regard the content that lives on the internet.

By: Cowicide

Cowicide — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:46:00 +0000

Hmmm… maybe so many people using just one webhost isn’t such a good idea for society after all?

By: Dean Putney

Dean Putney — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:38:00 +0000

I’d be amazed if this was accomplished by a hacker. That’s not to say that it wasn’t or to support that kind of action, but I personally would be thoroughly impressed.

By: foobar

foobar — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:28:00 +0000

I can. Their CEO is practically a Bond villain and they supported SOPA. Live by the elephant gun, die by the DDoS.

By: Jay Converse

Jay Converse — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:24:00 +0000

Our email has been out for 2 hours because we use their DNS. Dammit, I’ve got a dozen email threads going with clients today. At least I can still email out and let them know I can’t receive anything. That is, assuming their domains aren’t on GoDaddy, too.

On the hacker’s twitter feed, his buddies have been high-fiving him.

Christ, what assholes.

By: Brainspore

Brainspore — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:20:00 +0000

You may commence ridiculing me. However, I wouldn’t recommend doing so by email if you want me to receive said ridicule in a timely manner.

By: Wolf Ilandl Butler

Wolf Ilandl Butler — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:14:00 +0000

Actually- I shouldn’t have really said it that way. I can’t blame them for being attacked…

By: Wolf Ilandl Butler

Wolf Ilandl Butler — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:13:00 +0000

It’s almost embarrassing to admit it- but all of my company’s sites are down thanks to them. I don’t like their marketing, but they are cheap. I guess you get what you pay for…