<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">What a joke, their reply.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">You could argue that an occasional abuse complaint is a normal and to be expected feature of any web service. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Furthermore you could attack this particular section: "...<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">has knowledge of abuse or fraudulent or unlawful use."</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr">You could argue that this particular case hasn't been litigated yet, therefore it isn't acceptable to conclude now that a fraudulent or unlawful use has occurred at all. </div><div dir="ltr">Maybe the person filing the abuse claim was a bit overzealous or even outright wrong. This needs to be investigated first.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">There is a perfect term in German for this.</div><div dir="ltr">Their trying to shut you down "in vorauseilendem Gehorsam". You can throw that at them, it will hurt ;)</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">If they're stubborn I'd go offensive here and threat them with expensive civil rights litigation. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">greets </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On 9 Dec 2020, at 11:57, Nuno Rego <<a href="mailto:tugaonion@tuta.io">tugaonion@tuta.io</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div dir="ltr">
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<div><br></div><blockquote class="tutanota_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid #93A3B8; padding-left: 10px; margin-left: 5px;"><div>Short experience at Contabo. After 10 days, and after the first abuse complaint of.<br></div><div><div><br></div></div><div>"<br></div><div>Dear Mr Rego,<br></div><div><div><br></div></div><div>Thank you for your reply.<br></div><div><div><br></div></div><div>Generally, it is
not denied to use TOR nodes on our services. However, in case it cannot
be ensured that those services will not be misused, we have to ask to
remove the service from our network. We also included a rule in our
terms of services, please see here:<br></div><div><div><br></div></div><div>§ 10 Limitation regarding content<br></div><div><div><br></div></div><div>(5)
The Provider reserves the right to immediately suspend of any server or
webspace package on which any kind of proxy service, such as VPN or
TOR, is operated, for which the Provider has knowledge of abuse or
fraudulent or unlawful use.<br></div><div><div><br></div></div><div>Please come back within given time
frame (you still have 18 hours left) and confirm that you have removed
the TOR node. After that we can close this abuse case.<br></div><div><div><br></div></div><div>Thank you for your cooperation.<br></div><div><div><br></div></div><div>If you have any questions or need help, please do not hesitate to contact us.<br></div><div><div><br></div></div><div>--<br></div><div>Best regards / Mit freundlichen Grüßen,<br></div><div><div><br></div></div><div>Anneli Ulfig<br></div><div>Kundenservice / Customer support<br></div><div><div><br></div></div><div>Contabo GmbH<br></div><div>Aschauer Straße 32a<br></div><div>81549 München<br></div><div><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://contabo.com">https://contabo.com</a>"<br></div><div style="16px"><div><br></div></div></blockquote><div style="16px"><br></div><div style="16px">Cumprimentos;<br></div><div style="16px"><br></div><div style="16px">-- <br></div><div style="16px">Securely sent with Tutanota. Get your own encrypted, ad-free mailbox: <br></div><div style="16px"><a href="https://tutanota.com">https://tutanota.com</a><br></div>
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