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Yesterday, whilst moving one of our customer's sites to a new server, I started receiving 404 errors for a completely unrelated domain.
A quick nslookup revealed that one "A" record for someone else's domain was pointing to our new server. It wasn't just a Google DNS funny; I got the same result from both of their primary DNS servers.
There were no contact details on the whois record, so I found the most suitable email address from their main site - a "support@" address.
Me: DNS Error: [their site] is pointing to [our IP address], which is assigned to one of our servers. I suspect it should be pointing to [their IP address]. Please pass this message on to whoever deals with your DNS so they can fix it.
Support drone: What (entity) are you trying to access?
Me: Please read my message.
SD: We can't give you access to our site without consent from the (entity) owner.
Me: Read my message! I'm not trying to access your site. If you don't understand, please pass the message on as previously requested.
SD: No reply...
OK, that didn't work. So next I tried their Twitter account:
Me: Trying to report a problem with your DNS. Your support staff don't seem to understand. [their site] is pointing to the wrong IP address.
Twitter: No reply...
Having wasted enough time trying to help them, I gave up trying to get through to them. Our site has a URL-rewrite rule to redirect to the primary domain, so it's not like we're impersonating them or anything. We'll just end up getting extra traffic intended for their site.
This morning, their IT manager - whose details weren't listed anywhere on the site - contacted my boss, both by phone and email, to complain about me. 
Apparently, I should have magically known what his contact details were, and contacted him directly rather than using the support email address. My attempts to help his company resolve a simple configuration error are "unacceptable behaviour".
So remind me to never try to help anyone ever again!
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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In such a situation, this guy would have gotten a golden middlefinger from my boss.
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That's essentially what happened, but put slightly more tactfully. 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Richard Deeming wrote: That's essentially what happened, but put slightly more tactfully
Sounds like at least your boss stood up for you. That's a positive.
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Richard Deeming wrote: This morning, their IT manager - whose details weren't listed anywhere on the site - contacted my boss, both by phone and email, to complain about me.
Can I please get his contact details? I would especially like his name and phone number, I will call him from Australia and rip him a new a***hole for disrupting my kangaroo dating site with his DNS faarrrkkkk up.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Has Anyone Seen Mike Hunt wrote: disrupting my kangaroo dating site
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Richard Deeming wrote:
Seriously. I will call him and give feedback from the conversation here.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Has Anyone Seen Mike Hunt wrote: kangaroo dating site
Where do I sign-up?
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Pom Pey wrote: Where do I sign-up?
www.thatcuntsgotmyipaddress.com.au.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Done. Nice videos, btw... 
Will Rogers never met me.
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Virtue is its own punishment...
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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Would reminding you not to help anyone mean my helping you and that's a risk I apparently you believe I shouldn't take ?
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But does that mean I've helped you by warning you not to risk helping me by reminding me not to help anyone?
Damn, there goes my unacceptable behaviour again. I can only apologise.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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once had similar,
caught it and put up a simple message:
X is no longer here, please check the yellow pages for alternatives.
(It was a while back, long ago when the yp were still quite useful.)
It's illegal to for instance say "the company is closed" (even if it is), but there is nothing wrong with "no longer here" - just like if they moved office. As to "alternatives" - could mean alternative contact details so again nothing wrong.
Signature ready for installation. Please Reboot now.
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You should have written a nice web page for them.
I'm retired. There's a nap for that...
- Harvey
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You should have added a re-direct to some quirky website after that response.
Hope your boss saw it the right way.
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So in general what is the etiquette while taking a leak in a house where male gender is in minority by 1:2 .
Stand or Sit , independent of the aiming prowess ?
cheers,
Super
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Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
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I always sit, never ever understood why this is so much of a problem.
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Rage wrote: I always sit
Are you female perhaps?
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Since the advance of social media, I'm always sitting down. I would hate it if I dropped my phone into the muddy waters while browsing Facebook or Instagram. 
Mind you, the sitting is normally longer than it used to be and may or may not result in a frantic knocking on the door! 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onllokers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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super wrote: So in general what is the etiquette while taking a leak in a house where male gender is in minority by 1:2 .
Stand or Sit , independent of the aiming prowess ?
Stand. If they don't want piss on the seat, they can lower it for their use and raise it so it stays clean when the men use it.
Failing that, as they do the cleaning, they can just clean it and get on with life.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Stand.
With the seat down.
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