🚀 go-pugleaf

On Fri, 17 Dec 1999, Mendocino wrote:

> Sorry for the long outage. Someone claimed that she is from "XOOM"
> adminitrative side and asked me for password so as to continue my account or
> else they will terminate my account. Who knows that she actually logged into
> my server and replaced my files with junks!!! Anyway, it's up again...you
> can continue to download your favourite wallpapers for your beloved
> overclocked system.

Idiot.

It says in their TOS that they'd NEVER ask you for your password.

But, chances are

1) it wasn't a she who wrote you (do you know how many guys inpersonate
girls on the 'net?  It's pretty easy to tell, and you always should be
careful...),

2) he (I say this because it probably was) probably would've wrote a msg
to XOOM saying that your site had pirate stuff or porn, which would've
probably gotten it wiped (since the bastards at XOOM don't check before
they nuke anyway), and

3) when in doubt, use your own webspace that you pay for.

XOOM spews too much garbage anyway.  They give you unlimited space, but
they have all those bloody banners.

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