Comments on: Google-be-gone http://philwilson.org/blog/2007/11/google-be-gone a geek commodity Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:42:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Eric TF Bat http://philwilson.org/blog/2007/11/google-be-gone/comment-page-1#comment-1171 Eric TF Bat Sun, 25 Nov 2007 02:59:27 +0000 http://philwilson.org/blog/2007/11/google-be-gone#comment-1171 As an emergency backup to GMail, I recommend FastMail (http://fastmail.fm/), a more-than-adequate mail system based in Melbourne, Australia. They have a little more downtime than Google, often due to the lads fiddling around on the production server when they shouldn't, but they're a lot more accountable and can be reached by phone if all else fails. They also did IMAP a long time before Google did. As an emergency backup to GMail, I recommend FastMail (http://fastmail.fm/), a more-than-adequate mail system based in Melbourne, Australia. They have a little more downtime than Google, often due to the lads fiddling around on the production server when they shouldn’t, but they’re a lot more accountable and can be reached by phone if all else fails. They also did IMAP a long time before Google did.

]]> By: Phil http://philwilson.org/blog/2007/11/google-be-gone/comment-page-1#comment-1170 Phil Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:42:55 +0000 http://philwilson.org/blog/2007/11/google-be-gone#comment-1170 I have in fact just got my Google Account back, but with no warning - I just tried to log in and it worked. I've not heard anything at all about why it went away or why it's come back (or even that it had done - if I hadn't checked I still wouldn't know). I'm currently in the process of backing up everything I can get my hands on. Luckily I still own my blogger archives so I've put the static HTML in place underneath Wordpress - I'm looking at the easiest way of migrating them into Wordpress right now. I have in fact just got my Google Account back, but with no warning – I just tried to log in and it worked. I’ve not heard anything at all about why it went away or why it’s come back (or even that it had done – if I hadn’t checked I still wouldn’t know).

I’m currently in the process of backing up everything I can get my hands on.

Luckily I still own my blogger archives so I’ve put the static HTML in place underneath WordPress – I’m looking at the easiest way of migrating them into WordPress right now.

]]> By: Anthony http://philwilson.org/blog/2007/11/google-be-gone/comment-page-1#comment-1169 Anthony Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:32:22 +0000 http://philwilson.org/blog/2007/11/google-be-gone#comment-1169 Not wishing to add to your torment, but until they sort your account out and you get your blogger back, what will their search spider be doing now all your years of entries are suddenly missing? I hope they recognise the trouble they've caused. Not wishing to add to your torment, but until they sort your account out and you get your blogger back, what will their search spider be doing now all your years of entries are suddenly missing? I hope they recognise the trouble they’ve caused.

]]> By: Hendy http://philwilson.org/blog/2007/11/google-be-gone/comment-page-1#comment-1168 Hendy Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:08:37 +0000 http://philwilson.org/blog/2007/11/google-be-gone#comment-1168 Not even able to view or export your data, that's worrying. And the worst part is no response from them. I hope it can be resolved soon. Not even able to view or export your data, that’s worrying. And the worst part is no response from them. I hope it can be resolved soon.

]]> By: Anthony http://philwilson.org/blog/2007/11/google-be-gone/comment-page-1#comment-1167 Anthony Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:42:39 +0000 http://philwilson.org/blog/2007/11/google-be-gone#comment-1167 It is pretty poor that you only find out how badly they'll behave when they decide to do it, when it's too late, and you don't even have a fee to withdraw in protest. Shouldn't have to, but self-hosting is probably the best policy if they're going to issue summary justice without warning. You didn't say something about Search Engines and China did you? ;-) Hope that they get you back on as soon as. It is pretty poor that you only find out how badly they’ll behave when they decide to do it, when it’s too late, and you don’t even have a fee to withdraw in protest. Shouldn’t have to, but self-hosting is probably the best policy if they’re going to issue summary justice without warning.

You didn’t say something about Search Engines and China did you? ;-) Hope that they get you back on as soon as.

]]> By: grendelkhan http://philwilson.org/blog/2007/11/google-be-gone/comment-page-1#comment-1166 grendelkhan Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:20:54 +0000 http://philwilson.org/blog/2007/11/google-be-gone#comment-1166 That's ridiculous. If they suspect a TOS violation, they could just prevent you from sending email through them, or perhaps from receiving mail as well, rather than locking you out of your account entirely. That’s ridiculous. If they suspect a TOS violation, they could just prevent you from sending email through them, or perhaps from receiving mail as well, rather than locking you out of your account entirely.

]]> By: Fin http://philwilson.org/blog/2007/11/google-be-gone/comment-page-1#comment-1165 Fin Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:50:05 +0000 http://philwilson.org/blog/2007/11/google-be-gone#comment-1165 This is balls! I hope it doesn't happen to me... This is balls! I hope it doesn’t happen to me…

]]> By: Phil http://philwilson.org/blog/2007/11/google-be-gone/comment-page-1#comment-1164 Phil Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:51:20 +0000 http://philwilson.org/blog/2007/11/google-be-gone#comment-1164 Gabe> One day I went to log in to my gmail and it said "Sorry, your account has been disabled because we suspect that you may have broken the Terms of Use". I was left logged in to Google Reader, Google Search and iGoogle (and still am). Here is the error message I get sent to : https://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=61805 As far as I can tell I've done nothing actually wrong, and trying to contact them has so far been fruitless. Of course, all my Google Docs are left in limbo, my Google Maps are inaccessible etc. etc. etc. Gabe> One day I went to log in to my gmail and it said “Sorry, your account has been disabled because we suspect that you may have broken the Terms of Use”. I was left logged in to Google Reader, Google Search and iGoogle (and still am).

Here is the error message I get sent to : https://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=61805

As far as I can tell I’ve done nothing actually wrong, and trying to contact them has so far been fruitless.

Of course, all my Google Docs are left in limbo, my Google Maps are inaccessible etc. etc. etc.

]]> By: Steve http://philwilson.org/blog/2007/11/google-be-gone/comment-page-1#comment-1163 Steve Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:37:07 +0000 http://philwilson.org/blog/2007/11/google-be-gone#comment-1163 That's fubar. I can't believe how rubbish they've been. That’s fubar. I can’t believe how rubbish they’ve been.

]]> By: Gabe http://philwilson.org/blog/2007/11/google-be-gone/comment-page-1#comment-1162 Gabe Mon, 19 Nov 2007 01:08:25 +0000 http://philwilson.org/blog/2007/11/google-be-gone#comment-1162 So, what happened? How and why did Google shut you down? I'm just curious because I am far too entrenched in Google-land for my own comfort level, and I want to start making steps toward Google-independence. Ironically, I've resumed using Microsoft products recently. So, what happened? How and why did Google shut you down? I’m just curious because I am far too entrenched in Google-land for my own comfort level, and I want to start making steps toward Google-independence.

Ironically, I’ve resumed using Microsoft products recently.

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