Comments on: SlideShare getting disrupted by massive DDOS attacks http://www.webyantra.net/2008/04/24/slideshare-getting-disrupted-by-massive-ddos-attacks/ Ground Zero for Indian Web 2.0 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:23:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: DWiner http://www.webyantra.net/2008/04/24/slideshare-getting-disrupted-by-massive-ddos-attacks/#comment-152534 DWiner Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:43:26 +0000 http://www.webyantra.net/2008/04/24/slideshare-getting-disrupted-by-massive-ddos-attacks/#comment-152534 I am an irated user at SlideShare. I have been facing problems right from day one of usage. Sometimes the slides load, sometime they don't. Suddenly you face an error, nobody knows when, how and why. Frustrated, I tried deleting my account. Guess what, there was an error there too! Phew. First time I tried deleting my account, there was an error message saying "Amisha slipped." Second time it was "Vidya", third time it was "Lisa." Ridiculous...for a second I was in doubt if they were running some drama company. I made a serious attack at the feedback section. Below is the conversation (my name and email are masked(xxx) for personal reasons): I am in no mood to kid about your service Rashmi. Initially I was very fantasized about your very new innovative service, but that was short lived. Earlier today, I was trying to delete my account from the profiles page...nothing happens. Each time an error page loads up saying "Amisha just slipped....."...a new lady each time I try. True, your server names are funny though, the service is really pathetic. Files don't get deleted, refresh rate is slower than my granny, account also doesn't get deleted. Till date I believed, Destruction is easier than construction....I changed now. Rgds, xxx. -----Original Message----- From: rashmi@slideshare.net Sent: Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:05:08 -0700 To: xxx@xxx.com Subject: Re: [SlideShare] Feedback : All your servers slipped...??? Hi xxx, Can you clarify what you mean? Are you facing any problems with the site? I went on the site right now and it seems fine. rashmi PS: Or are you just kidding about our server names :-) xxx@xxx.com wrote: > > Hey, (xxx@xxx.com) has contacted us. Below is the message/bug: > > > > Is something adultery going on there in your server rooms? One by one, > all your servers; Amisha, Vidya, Lisa are slipping off. Who's that > Mr.Dick who is so energetic? > > Page viewed before sending this feedback: > http://www.slideshare.net/xxx > > User's Browser Information: > Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.13) > Gecko/20080311 Firefox/2.0.0.13 > -- o----------o---------o------------o Rashmi Sinha CEO, Slideshare phone: 650 564 0000 www.slideshare.net blog: www.rashmisinha.com o-------o-------o------o----o----o I guess they only reply to suggestions and +ve feedback but seldom come back on -ve feedback or complaints. I am an irated user at SlideShare. I have been facing problems right from day one of usage. Sometimes the slides load, sometime they don’t. Suddenly you face an error, nobody knows when, how and why. Frustrated, I tried deleting my account. Guess what, there was an error there too! Phew. First time I tried deleting my account, there was an error message saying “Amisha slipped.” Second time it was “Vidya”, third time it was “Lisa.” Ridiculous…for a second I was in doubt if they were running some drama company. I made a serious attack at the feedback section. Below is the conversation (my name and email are masked(xxx) for personal reasons):

I am in no mood to kid about your service Rashmi. Initially I was very fantasized about your very new innovative service, but that was short lived. Earlier today, I was trying to delete my account from the profiles page…nothing happens. Each time an error page loads up saying “Amisha just slipped…..”…a new lady each time I try. True, your server names are funny though, the service is really pathetic. Files don’t get deleted, refresh rate is slower than my granny, account also doesn’t get deleted. Till date I believed, Destruction is easier than construction….I changed now.

Rgds,
xxx.

—–Original Message—–
From: rashmi@slideshare.net
Sent: Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:05:08 -0700
To: xxx@xxx.com
Subject: Re: [SlideShare] Feedback : All your servers slipped…???

Hi xxx,

Can you clarify what you mean? Are you facing any problems with the
site? I went on the site right now and it seems fine.

rashmi
PS: Or are you just kidding about our server names :-)

xxx@xxx.com wrote:
>
> Hey, (xxx@xxx.com) has contacted us. Below is the message/bug:
>
>
>
> Is something adultery going on there in your server rooms? One by one,
> all your servers; Amisha, Vidya, Lisa are slipping off. Who’s that
> Mr.Dick who is so energetic?
>
> Page viewed before sending this feedback:
> http://www.slideshare.net/xxx
>
> User’s Browser Information:
> Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.13)
> Gecko/20080311 Firefox/2.0.0.13
>

—
o———-o———o————o
Rashmi Sinha
CEO, Slideshare
phone: 650 564 0000
http://www.slideshare.net
blog: http://www.rashmisinha.com
o——-o——-o——o—-o—-o

I guess they only reply to suggestions and +ve feedback but seldom come back on -ve feedback or complaints.

]]> By: KapilMohan.com » DDOS hosed SlideShare http://www.webyantra.net/2008/04/24/slideshare-getting-disrupted-by-massive-ddos-attacks/#comment-152374 KapilMohan.com » DDOS hosed SlideShare Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:32:29 +0000 http://www.webyantra.net/2008/04/24/slideshare-getting-disrupted-by-massive-ddos-attacks/#comment-152374 [...] Here’s some coverage on Techcrunch explaining the turn of events and the reasons behind the DDOS. More coverage from Webyantra. [...] [...] Here’s some coverage on Techcrunch explaining the turn of events and the reasons behind the DDOS. More coverage from Webyantra. [...]

]]> By: Gaurav Gupta http://www.webyantra.net/2008/04/24/slideshare-getting-disrupted-by-massive-ddos-attacks/#comment-152309 Gaurav Gupta Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:50:41 +0000 http://www.webyantra.net/2008/04/24/slideshare-getting-disrupted-by-massive-ddos-attacks/#comment-152309 "as we owe an explanation to our users for our recent outages"... Now this makes sense to me :) “as we owe an explanation to our users for our recent outages”… Now this makes sense to me :)

]]> By: VikramAdith http://www.webyantra.net/2008/04/24/slideshare-getting-disrupted-by-massive-ddos-attacks/#comment-152306 VikramAdith Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:46:33 +0000 http://www.webyantra.net/2008/04/24/slideshare-getting-disrupted-by-massive-ddos-attacks/#comment-152306 I read about this on TC, all I can say is ‘fight the good fight’! I’m sure you guys will come through in the end. It would be great if some people could identify the mother organisation behind all this. I wouldn’t be surprised if it is the Chinese government. :o Aren’t there people in the Chinese tech scene who are rebuking their compatriots' actions? I read about this on TC, all I can say is ‘fight the good fight’!

I’m sure you guys will come through in the end. It would be great if some people could identify the mother organisation behind all this.

I wouldn’t be surprised if it is the Chinese government. :o

Aren’t there people in the Chinese tech scene who are rebuking their compatriots’ actions?

]]> By: VikramAdith http://www.webyantra.net/2008/04/24/slideshare-getting-disrupted-by-massive-ddos-attacks/#comment-152305 VikramAdith Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:45:55 +0000 http://www.webyantra.net/2008/04/24/slideshare-getting-disrupted-by-massive-ddos-attacks/#comment-152305 I read about this on TC, all I can say is 'fight the good fight'! I'm sure you guys will come through in the end. It would be great if some people could identify the mother organisation behind all this. I wouldn't be surprised if it is the Chinese government. :o Aren't there people in the Chinese tech I read about this on TC, all I can say is ‘fight the good fight’!

I’m sure you guys will come through in the end. It would be great if some people could identify the mother organisation behind all this.

I wouldn’t be surprised if it is the Chinese government. :o

Aren’t there people in the Chinese tech

]]> By: Sandeep http://www.webyantra.net/2008/04/24/slideshare-getting-disrupted-by-massive-ddos-attacks/#comment-152276 Sandeep Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:33:03 +0000 http://www.webyantra.net/2008/04/24/slideshare-getting-disrupted-by-massive-ddos-attacks/#comment-152276 I am sure Slideshare will not bow and will fight back with better preparation.. All the users of Slideshare will back it .. I am sure Slideshare will not bow and will fight back with better preparation.. All the users of Slideshare will back it ..

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