Rapidgator again blocked my IP even can't open website. Anyone know why it happens and how to fix it?
If you email their support expect an answer such as "We
does not ban anyone".
Their support just lies and tells people to use Google Public DNS, usually after the third or forth email where I would explain in technical detail why they were lying I'd get a response from
admin@rapidgator.net
So just email
admin@rapidgator.net and bitch to them. I used RapidGator as my site's primarily used file host for about two months, in which time I had to get
admin@rapidgator.net to unblock my IP a couple dozen times.
I could never get a straight answer as to why my server's IPs were getting blocked, I upload from a bash script called PlowShare which uses cURL and WGet to upload/download from about 50 file hosts. At one point I thought I was running too many parallel upload/download processes so I tuned it down to just 1 process at a time, even at that I got blocked.
I did upload about 20 Terabytes worth of data over the course of two months and was selling a couple dozen accounts per day so I don't think it was anything intentional on their end, rather their IDS saw the amount of data I was uploading and erroneously flagged my IPs as malicious.
In the end I fired RapidGator and stopped using them (Upstore.net for the win by the way). Ironically, a day after I fired RapidGator
admin@rapidgator.net replied to me and said all of my server's IPs have been white listed. My response to that: too late dude.
RapidGator does sell a lot of accounts b/c I do think they have a very strong payment processor which doesn't produce the amount of card declined errors that most other file hosts have (usually has to do with country code and what not).
What sucks even worse is RapidGator's non-compliance with DMCA, and in this instance non-compliance being focused on no protection for the uploader. I've tested myself by using a disposable email account and emailing their DMCA email with a blatantly fake DMCA claim (body just listed the download links, nothing else) and within minutes the links I submitted were dead. They don't even read the emails, they just delete. They might as well have a delete button next to the download button.
Why does this suck? Once RapidGator deletes one of your uploaded files that you've earned a sale from, all rebills/renewals are never credited back to the uploader. They don't tell you this in the interface (from what I've seen) but will if you email them and ask. So while RapidGator does have good sales, don't expect to see all of the rebills/renewals which you brought them because that credit is gone.
To wrap it up: Upstore.net for the win!
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upstore.net is the place to go
Strongly agree, I have made lots of sales after switching my site's primary file host from rapidgator over to upstore. The data that they provide is very granular so that you can see right down to the first 3 out of 4 octets of the buyer's IP address. Theres no bullshitting uploaders with upstore (from what I have seen) and I've already had two nice large 3 figure payouts in the first 3 weeks that i've used them
