Too many accounts on the same IP

[sharkee]

I'm totally frustrated with my now EX-host. All I was doing was updating my blog and they've suspended me. How can we run successful websites if we're penalized for simply updating them constantly???

What I did (and didn't know it was so wrong):
Open 2-3 browser windows in order to update different sections of my blog at the same time.

What happened minutes later:
I get a 'database error'. Tried connecting again and I get "too many accounts on the same IP" error.

Then I got suspended.

My question to hosting experts:
What exactly happens when a user does what I was doing? I was on a shared hosting account so apparently I was "excessively using up server resources" - couldn't they have come up with a script that logs me off my account if I was "excessive"?

Another question:
In a case such as this where they suspended my account without warning, what happens to my files (copyrighted) - do they have the rights to store it in their servers?

[puffin]

In a case such as this where they suspended my account without warning, what happens to my files (copyrighted) - do they have the rights to store it in their servers?

Well they can keep those as long as they can But they can't publish your files [ If they are copyrighted ] So i don't think you can to worry about that.

Anyway I have experienced the same type of hosting providers who gives no warning or mail you about whats going on before suspend. what I can say is sometimes we get paid for choices unprofessional hosts.

[domainer50]

1. Why would you open several tabs to update a blog? To me that sounds way harder than just having one page open.
2. Who was the host? It would seem to me that they would not be allowed to do this, but I have never had this happen to me.

[commes]

Hmm that's quite odd, as I do it all the time so it's a good thing I'm not with your host haha. But I don't see how too many accounts are on the same ip, as isn't it just one account that your using?

And domainer50, it just makes things easier as you can change different parts of the blog while writing, or you can view your blog while writing etc.

-Commes

[puffin]

1. Why would you open several tabs to update a blog? To me that sounds way harder than just having one page open.

I don't think a host would suspend someone for that. Well maybe like those auto suspends for like 30 minutes just to prevent hacker attacks. Not a long term suspension.

Sometimes hosts suspends you for all kinds of crazy things. Has happened to me few times.

[sharkee]

1. Why would you open several tabs to update a blog? To me that sounds way harder than just having one page open.
2. Who was the host? It would seem to me that they would not be allowed to do this, but I have never had this happen to me.

I open several tabs because I'm merging 2 blogs in one account. So that requires me to deal with a lot of "archived" files. Lots of uploading & copy & pasting here and there.

Host: Xtraorbit.com

I really am still confused, not like I exceeded bandwidth or anything. My guess is that they're just trying to kick me out (I paid for 3 months in advance).

I don't think my account has been temporarily suspended...they're making it seem like I was doing something illegal just by updating my blog!

I've learnt from my mistake: pay monthly, period.

[james0131]

I don't think a host would suspend someone for that. Well maybe like those auto suspends for like 30 minutes just to prevent hacker attacks. Not a long term suspension.

Sometimes hosts suspends you for all kinds of crazy things. Has happened to me few times.

I agree with you they have script running every 30 minutes terminated older blog