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Still not sure what's specifically going on with this node. It passed initial memory test, CPU tests, disk tests, but it just can't get through a SolusVM installation. Had to pause working on it but looking into it again now.
I entered my real information on cociu's website, and does anyone remembers a hacker who sent the leaked information to us? including my real name phone number home address, etc.....enough for doxxing
The ports blocking is a very bad idea!
Some awful providers are blocking the port 25 I avoid them but I have never faced the ports 80/443 blocking. It's nightmare!
The ports (25, etc) may be blocked after a complain is received and a properly investigation of the case is done not otherwise!
I need all ports are open. Restrictions is a way to the hell!
View Ticket #195517
Port 25 I can understand. Not saying I love it, but I can understand.
Port 80/443 is fucking crazy idea. Are you really sure you need to start that on top of 5$ setup fee? Wouldn't this weed out most people already out?
Also please don't call it "Port 25 Addon", call it "Port 25/SMTP unblock" or something very straight-forward with a lot of keywords and easy to understand for new people. People won't browse 'Addons' (as this is paid things, no one wants to pay more) and number of tickets gonna skyrocket. If they ever see something like "25/SMTP unblock" maybe they will remember seeing 'SMTP unblock' next time when theirs CMS shows "Can't sent e-mail, can't connect to SMTP server, make sure port is not blocked" or anything like that.
with the political situation in china one can't blame them
I'm one of those people ever since my real data was stolen in a hack of a local computer store which lead to endless targeted phishing and even more annonying spam-phonecalls. they use my real data to pretend that i have actively signed up for their service/crap and so on. (strangely none of them could ever tell me where and when exactly i signed up)
since then i only provide whats absolutly necessary, and for most online services thats really nothing. i even create separate email addresses for each registration so i can replace it after its leaked somewhere. (fwiw virmach has my real data since i use the invoices for tax purposes)
just saying there's good reasons for being thrifty with one's personal details, and it's not for nefarious reasons.
Order #568049 LA 500G pls..
maybe someday, my Alipay and bank account will freeze for unknown reasons, that's why I always use crypto, they know the only purpose of Chinese buying a server is to build a VPN and then bypass the firewall...
I use https://simplelogin.io/, but maybe simplelogin will get hacked and leak my primary email? lol
It's called "Enable Mailing (Port 25)"
Yep, I agree with you, that was my entire point, a lot of legitimate customers do that and it's fine, so as a reply regarding "illegitimate" people, I was just saying that it didn't matter and it couldn't be used to label them very well.
There's a reason we're friendly with Crypto and Alipay. The only part where we care a little bit is for credit card when it's associated with ensuring the card goes through and that's not our doing, it's the card companies. Honestly at this point it doesn't really make sense to even ask for name or address or anything for a purchase, it's pretty pointless. It would just be weird to do with how WHMCS works. Having blank information would break some stuff and make it more difficult to make mental notes of customers or search them, differentiate them with our human brains, etc.
Well the idea is that we would want to shift to not also still having the setup fee. So we can remove the setup fee and move it onto only website and mailing use cases.
I'm just curious then, would you rather that everyone have to pay higher even if they do not want to use 25/80/443? I'm not talking about existing customers, just new signups.
As in would it be better if it's $5 setup for low priced plans no matter what and open ports, or only $5 setup for port 25 or port 80/443?
So regarding port blocks, based on current feedback.
With that out of the way, any further feedback?
Since increasingly conservative, any asset onshore can be shut down in the future, it's time to start building one's offshore asset, which is better to register under fake ID obviously.
A lot (most?) of isps block 25 by default and unblock only when the intentions are explained. I think that's more then reasonable and better for the Internet.
My suggestion: If anyone is serious about sending email, he needs to build a positive reputation for the particular ip address, which takes time and effort. So no one serious would do that for an ip that he owns only short term. Conclusion: port 25 only with long term commitment.
I support this kind of operation, it can reduce the flooding, there are too many accounts
@VirMach can u activate my Service please? it's over 24h and still pending
Do 24 push-ups in front of WHMCS and it will activate.
done. But by mistake I did 25...
You didn't wake up in the morning, talking in sleep
Everyone will press this button, which is meaningless. Block the Alipay will help you to anti-most of spam and phishing.
Not accepting AliPay would definitely lose VirMach a bunch of customers
So everyone knows where the spam comes from and the additional costs the one who paid by Alipay and Crypto but not the others.
Keeping a check on these users is their responsibility if they would like to earn this money.
I appreciate that you are trying to make it about payment methods, but I really don't expect that it is that black and white.
For existing customers if VirMach is not going to charge any extra fees to open ports, and there is going to be a button to enable unblocking of the ports if needed, I really don't see how this could be an issue for anyone.
Having a higher bar, or extra fees, to unblock some ports for new accounts is an effort by VirMach to make the spammers and phishing folks go to another provider, where it may be easier to ply their trade, instead of VirMach. I would think that it would be good for both existing customers as well as VirMach to have less abuse.
I for one am glad that VirMach is taking a proactive approach to keeping existing customers, and the folks he gets his IP space from, happy.
Not better having "2~3 months minimal initial term" to open the ports from day-one?
Or make them deposit funds for 2~3 months to order their first service (if they want to use the sensitive ports from day-one). That way you may also save from "fixed" fees that some payment processors charge.
Once they have a service for 2~3 months then allow the ports automatically.
The SJCZ004 node seems to have a serious hard drive failure.
[ 0.679359] blk_update_request: I/O error, dev vda, sector 0
[ 0.680013] Buffer I/O error on dev vda, logical block 0, async page read
[ 0.692494] blk_update_request: I/O error, dev vda, sector 0
[ 0.692726] Buffer I/O error on dev vda, logical block 0, async page read
[ 0.710272] blk_update_request: I/O error, dev vda, sector 0
[ 0.710646] Buffer I/O error on dev vda, logical block 0, async page read
[ 0.723265] blk_update_request: I/O error, dev vda, sector 0
[ 0.723517] Buffer I/O error on dev vda, logical block 0, async page read
[ 0.723854] ldm_validate_partition_table(): Disk read failed.
[ 0.729374] blk_update_request: I/O error, dev vda, sector 0
[ 0.729631] Buffer I/O error on dev vda, logical block 0, async page read
[ 0.744869] blk_update_request: I/O error, dev vda, sector 0
[ 0.745119] Buffer I/O error on dev vda, logical block 0, async page read
[ 0.751360] blk_update_request: I/O error, dev vda, sector 0
[ 0.751604] Buffer I/O error on dev vda, logical block 0, async page read
[ 0.755940] blk_update_request: I/O error, dev vda, sector 0
[ 0.756212] Buffer I/O error on dev vda, logical block 0, async page read
[ 0.756477] Dev vda: unable to read RDB block 0
[ 0.757643] ata2.01: NODEV after polling detection
This problem appeared two days ago
From the VirMach Network Status page
When will the IP address change button be available? My ticket has never been processed