RE: [OT] Web hosting

["Alex Monaghan" <ha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > It wasn't that bad, hosts like that were the reason I
> decided to do it
> > myself so I could do a better job as I was fed-up with the joy of
> > other people's idea of service.
>
> O2 were great when a certain Mr Bond worked there, but when
> he left and it was up to an incompetent buffoon to try to run
> well, it was all down hill from there.
> And of course, they then tried to shut down and not refund
> any of their clients who had paid for a year in advance....
>
> It doesn't take much to be better than O2 ended up but yes, I
> know what you mean.

I got a refund :)

If I remember correctly, the reason for closure was something to do with
use
of "O2" in the domain. It's interesting that the domain is still
registered
but not to a telecoms company as you'd expect :)