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Re:Akamai takes Brian Krebs’ site off its servers after ‘rec... by johncolanduoni on Friday September 23, 2016 @12:01AM (#12562218)
I think the bigger issue was that he wasn't a customer (they provided the service pro bono), not that Akamai wouldn't keep a customer that got hit with such an attack.
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Re:Akamai takes Brian Krebs’ site off its servers after ‘rec... by michaelt on Friday September 23, 2016 @07:24AM (#12563743)
Traditionally, journalists and celebrities getting freebies get /better/ service than regular paying customers.

I don't see why being pro bono would matter in an established company?

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