Comments on: DreamHost Accidently Bills Customers $7,500,000 http://blog.dreamhosters.com/2008/01/15/dreamhost-accidently-bills-customers-7500000/ Tips & Tricks for Dreamhosters Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:48:15 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: DreamHost Overcharges Thousands of Customers - Blog Tipz http://blog.dreamhosters.com/2008/01/15/dreamhost-accidently-bills-customers-7500000/comment-page-1/#comment-8253 DreamHost Overcharges Thousands of Customers - Blog Tipz Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:15:23 +0000 http://blog.dreamhosters.com/2008/01/15/dreamhost-accidently-bills-customers-7500000/#comment-8253 [...] Unofficial DreamHost Blog, [...] [...] Unofficial DreamHost Blog, [...]

]]> By: Tim Linden http://blog.dreamhosters.com/2008/01/15/dreamhost-accidently-bills-customers-7500000/comment-page-1/#comment-8250 Tim Linden Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:24:00 +0000 http://blog.dreamhosters.com/2008/01/15/dreamhost-accidently-bills-customers-7500000/#comment-8250 Well my thoughts on this whole thing.. You really should have a separate credit card for your online purchases. Fraud alone should be a factor, but errors like this can happen too. If you start passing around your main bank account information (debit card) online it really is asking for trouble. (I actually wasn't affected by this because I used Google Checkout when signing up, but I also used my business credit card to pay for it) Well my thoughts on this whole thing.. You really should have a separate credit card for your online purchases. Fraud alone should be a factor, but errors like this can happen too. If you start passing around your main bank account information (debit card) online it really is asking for trouble.

(I actually wasn’t affected by this because I used Google Checkout when signing up, but I also used my business credit card to pay for it)

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]]> By: htmlor’s blog » DreamHost 大乌龙事件及众生相 http://blog.dreamhosters.com/2008/01/15/dreamhost-accidently-bills-customers-7500000/comment-page-1/#comment-8248 htmlor’s blog » DreamHost 大乌龙事件及众生相 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:55:18 +0000 http://blog.dreamhosters.com/2008/01/15/dreamhost-accidently-bills-customers-7500000/#comment-8248 [...] DreamHost 已开始修复错误并返还现金给用户帐户，但问题依然存在。许多人的帐户被暂停了，因为“未缴费” 。还有银行账户和信用卡透支（产生透支费用），以及按揭款被扣除等等问题。 via [...] [...] DreamHost 已开始修复错误并返还现金给用户帐户，但问题依然存在。许多人的帐户被暂停了，因为“未缴费” 。还有银行账户和信用卡透支（产生透支费用），以及按揭款被扣除等等问题。 via [...]

]]> By: Kestas http://blog.dreamhosters.com/2008/01/15/dreamhost-accidently-bills-customers-7500000/comment-page-1/#comment-8246 Kestas Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:41:13 +0000 http://blog.dreamhosters.com/2008/01/15/dreamhost-accidently-bills-customers-7500000/#comment-8246 Didn't affect me or my site, so it's not site wide, but yeah that's a pretty bad mistake. I wouldn't want to be Josh right now Didn’t affect me or my site, so it’s not site wide, but yeah that’s a pretty bad mistake. I wouldn’t want to be Josh right now

]]> By: John http://blog.dreamhosters.com/2008/01/15/dreamhost-accidently-bills-customers-7500000/comment-page-1/#comment-8244 John Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:30:05 +0000 http://blog.dreamhosters.com/2008/01/15/dreamhost-accidently-bills-customers-7500000/#comment-8244 Absolutely the worst host ever? Absolutely the worst host ever?

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