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Re:EasyDNS threatened with criminal complaint if client data... by wstuartcl on Monday September 16, 2019 @05:24PM (#20988710)
I read it as tongue in cheek (to emphasize DO NOT DROP YOUR ACTIVE DDOS ON OUR SERVERS) and not something they actually would execute. Has anyone ever seen them do anything like this?
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Re:EasyDNS threatened with criminal complaint if client data... by smnrchrds on Monday September 16, 2019 @10:31PM (#20990674)
You are much braver than me. I do not dare read a contract (or the explanation of one) as tongue in cheek.
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Re:EasyDNS threatened with criminal complaint if client data... by nickodell on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @11:02AM (#20995966)
If it's a joke, or sarcastic, why is it in a document labeled "Plain English Terms of Service?" For that matter, why follow it up with "You've been warned?"

>Has anyone ever seen them do anything like this?

No, I've never seen them do this. But at the same time, I'm not going to give them the opportunity.

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Re:EasyDNS threatened with criminal complaint if client data... by chii on Monday September 16, 2019 @06:51PM (#20989366)
a threat is only as good as your willingness to execute it. If they don't actually intend to, the threat is meaningless.
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