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Username: bingobangobongo
Joined: February 21
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Last Active: 8:46PM
Roles: Member, Hosting Provider
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> @brithoster said:
> Bit of a rant really, purely because I need to vent - I'm in a dispute with Google Ads as ultimately within a 2 hour window they sent an excessive amount of visitor…

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Quick update here - We've enabled some basic hardening via Cloud-Init for Debian 12 and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - you'll find them as different templates in VirtFusion. We'd love some insight on your testin…

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> @root said:
> @bingobangobongo
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> Why the name HostBilby?
>
> ___
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> With regards to the name bingobangobongo, this co…

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> @brithoster said:
> Morning everyone,
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> What does everyone find the best advertising strategy is? We pay a hefty amount to Google Ads and although we get a lot o…

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> [@root said](/discussion/comment/210827/#Comment_210827): Port 25 is open. Abusers please note: spam is not allowed as per their terms.

Slight correction here - Outbound mail is b…

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> @root said:
> [DingoEdge Plan](https://www.hostbilby.com/store/vps-spk/dingoedge "DingoEdge Plan") - Spokane
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> @beanman109 said:
> > @sh97 said:
> > got my VPS delivered, thanks @bingobangobongo
> > It's snappier than my @crunchbits
>
> Eric g…

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> @sh97 said:
> got my VPS delivered, thanks @bingobangobongo
> It's snappier than my @crunchbits

You're welcome!! Oh nice, I'm glad!! It wouldn't be that grea…

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# 🎉 HostBilby Giveaway – Wrap-Up & Winners
That’s a wrap on our 4-day LES giveaway!

Big thanks to everyone who joined in - your answers were fun and helped kick off our lau…

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> @host_c said:
> Two /36 IPv6 blocks ≈ 9.90 undecillion IPs, so for each push-up you get 1 IP, that means total number of push-ups is
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> ![](https://media.tenor.co…

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# ⚙️ HostBilby Giveaway – Day 4 (Final Day!)

You’ve made it to the final day of the giveaway - thanks so much to everyone who’s participated so far! It’s been great seeing your opinion…

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> @AuroraZero said:
> > @host_c said:
> > > [@AuroraZero said](/discussion/comment/210541/#Comment_210541): Hit esc to get out of insert mode, type :wq or :q if you do…

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> @short_dot said:
> Not sure if it's just me. But your webpage seems sluggish(from North America).

Thanks for calling this out - I’ve been working to tweak and improve t…

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> @host_c said:
> > [@Jab said](/discussion/comment/210213/#Comment_210213): Day 1 - nano, because I still don't know how to exit vim.
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> ![](https://media4.giph…

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> @host_c said:
> We already implemented fraulein protection and whatever comes via vpn/proxy goes to trash

Ok good to know! It's a tough one - will be following this as w…

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You could go hard line on not accepting orders made via VPN or known transit IP's? FraudLabs Pro supports this OOB via the WHMCS integration. I've seen a few already and they don't put tickets in aft…

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# HostBilby Giveaway – Day 3
Another great round yesterday - thanks for all the brilliant and hilarious VPS name ideas! Day 3 is here, and it’s time to get a bit more opinionated…

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> @Freek said:
> Day 2 - C*nt

We might need to remove rDNS on that one :#

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# HostBilby Giveaway – Day 2

Thanks again for the awesome replies for Day 1, it’s great to see what people install first on their VPS!

Today’s question is:

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## Hey LES 👋

I'm back with an EXCLUSIVE launch promo for LES at our Spokane, WA location — and to celebrate, I'm giving away some free VPS services, including lifetime VPS plans!
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> @yoursunny said:
> This valuation is horrible.
> Premium providers such as @crunchbits use a rate of $0.25/push-up or $0.30/squat.

Ok, well since we’re new an…

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> @crunchbits said:
> No. Make him do pushups.
Hey @yoursunny we’ll give you $0.10 account credit per pushup… gogogo

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> @yoursunny said:
> The **OG** tag indicates long time members.
> It means "Original Gangster" but is pronounced /ˈoʊpənli ɡeɪ/ .

Should we do a /ˈoʊpənli ɡeɪ/ …

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