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		jayzee on April 24, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Pastie.org host pulls hosting after DDoS attack Amazon did not drop Wikileaks fearing DDOS attacks. They dropped Wikileaks fearing Lieberman.

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seanp2k2 on April 24, 2012 | [–]

>"Noteworthy: Getting attacked is against ToS at many hosts." Yes, and the action we take is largely dependent on the magnitude of the attack and how it affects /other/ clients.

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