25 Responses to “The OTHER Disaster”

1. Chris Says:
   September 16th, 2005 at 10:56 am

   Cool beans on that free year of hosting thing!

   For the contributions.. how do you accept the donations? I wish you guys accepted checks with like CCBill so I can pay by check or do donations. Would make my life a lot easier!

2. Pange Says:
   September 16th, 2005 at 10:59 am

   What a lovely gesture towards those affected by Katrina! I’m amazed by the generosity from the 198 contributors.

3. cloudhopper Says:
   September 16th, 2005 at 11:18 am

   Nice gesture, guys.

   I knew nothing about Dreamhost when I ackered up for some hosting, but I continue to discover that I lucked in on a good bunch.

   Take a bow.

4. Jason Says:
   September 16th, 2005 at 11:31 am

   Nice work, Josh (well, everyone at Dreamhost); I’m proud to be a customer.

5. Q Daily News Says:
   September 16th, 2005 at 11:31 am

   Dreamhost does right by those in Katrina’s wake

   Remember two weeks ago, when a sales rep of the internet service provider Globat demonstrated his amazing lack of empathy for the people of Plaquemines Parish? Well, here’s an example of the other, shinier side of that coin: in addition…

6. Dan Says:
   September 16th, 2005 at 12:36 pm

   Chris, we apply your donation amount directly to your hosting account (just like if you added another service). So you could choose to pay for it by check if you like. Just disable auto rebill for your credit card from the ‘billing’->’make payments’ section of your web panel to avoid it being automatically billed to your credit card when your billing date arrives (if you have it setup to bill that way) and send in your check.

7. Chris Says:
   September 16th, 2005 at 1:01 pm

   Dan,

   The issue is the “send in your check” portion of your statement. I dont like sending checks out. I prefer to just use them online like a credit card.. like I have a hundred other times with other websites. Much rather use a check in this manner than using credit cards.

8. Kelly Says:
   September 16th, 2005 at 2:01 pm

   Chris,
   If your bank provides you with a Debit card with the Visa/Mastercard logo on it it will work like a credit card but draw on your checking account funds. Currently we do not have plans, that I know of, to accept true digital checks using ABA Routing+Account numbers.

9. Chris Says:
   September 16th, 2005 at 2:27 pm

   Yea.. my new bank doesnt automatically provide debit cards with visa or mastercard on em. Anyway, thanks for responding. Next time billing stuff comes up, throw it out there for me =)

10. Matt Says:
    September 16th, 2005 at 3:26 pm

    Also, if your billing address in our system was in a zip code affected by Katrina (according to a list at ups.com) we gave you a free year of web hosting to hopefully give you one less thing to worry about right now.

    It’s little bits like this that confirm to me that I picked the right host when choosing for my site. Thanks for continuing to rock (and/or roll), DH.

11. Brandi Says:
    September 16th, 2005 at 3:29 pm

    Thumbs way up, guys. Everyone’s outdone themselves here.

12. John Says:
    September 16th, 2005 at 3:45 pm

    Well done, Dreamhost.

13. scotty Says:
    September 16th, 2005 at 4:16 pm

    Also, if your billing address in our system was in a zip code affected by Katrina (according to a list at ups.com) we gave you a free year of web hosting to hopefully give you one less thing to worry about right now.

    rock.

14. David A Says:
    September 17th, 2005 at 2:02 am

    I just LOVE this host

15. Øyvind Says:
    September 17th, 2005 at 5:53 am

    What a nice thing to do. I’m also proud to be your customer.

16. Terry Says:
    September 17th, 2005 at 7:17 am

    Very nice…you guys are funny and generous :-)

    Hope more companies step up where needed.

    Terry

17. Thomas Says:
    September 17th, 2005 at 7:29 am

    I’m…touched, I really don’t know what else to say. Thanks to Dreamhost, you guys rock so hard :D

18. Tech Recipes Blog Says:
    September 17th, 2005 at 3:19 pm

    Major Props to Dreamhost

    Dreamhost is one of the companies that provides our servers. Not only are they doubling donations placed by their customers, but they are also giving 1 year free hosting to customers in the affected area.

    Also, if your billing address in our system…

19. Erik Says:
    September 18th, 2005 at 2:34 pm

    wow… what a nice thing to do. I must say this definity one of the nices hosts i’ve been wit so far. Good Job guys! need more ppl like you.

20. blog @ greasy elbow » archived posts » why Dreamhost rocks Says:
    September 18th, 2005 at 5:51 pm

    [...] Ask me tomorrow and I’ll tell you I’m proud to be their customer. Here’s why [via their company blog]: …if your billing address in our system was in a zip code affected by Katrina (according to a list at ups.com) we gave you a free year of web hosting to hopefully give you one less thing to worry about right now. [...]

21. Michael L. Jameson Says:
    October 11th, 2005 at 6:17 am

    GREAT STUFF!!!

22. Dmitriy Says:
    December 15th, 2005 at 5:05 am

    It is a stable host?

23. Saha Says:
    December 25th, 2005 at 2:09 am

    If your bank provides you with a Debit card with the Visa/Mastercard logo on it it will work like a credit card but draw on your checking account funds. Currently we do not have plans, that I know of, to accept true digital checks using ABA Routing+Account numbers.

24. Saha Says:
    December 25th, 2005 at 2:10 am

    If your bank provides you with a Debit card with the Visa/Mastercard logo on it it will work like a credit card but draw on your checking account funds. Currently we do not have plans, that I know of, to accept true digital checks using ABA

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