Even web hosts sometimes have a hard time making the rent it seems…
The problem started, when the web host IAS.net was evicted, leaving a number of businesses and non-profit organizations without hosting. What a Christmas present, your web hosting goes out right for the holidays. It turns out the web host had problems with late payment of rent, which lead to the owner of the building to cut them off.
A number of other web hosts chipped in and took over some of the the IAS.net clients for free – so it is nice to see some people in the web hosting industry are in the holiday spirit.
The next day, IAS.net fought back by saying they were not making payment to the landowner on purpose, due to poor upkeep of the building. Reportedly the building had ongoing maintenance and black mold issues, which the property owners neglected to address.
So on one side you have the landlord who didn’t get paid, and on the other side you have the web host who was looking out for his workers. Personally I can see the positives and negatives for both sides of the argument – however I think there should have been a more adult way to handle the entire situation. It all comes off a ‘bit childish to me.
