You can use Cpanel > IP Deny Manager in case you need to block unwanted http access to your files.

Should you have any questions or require any assistance, we are always at your service.

Best Regards,
Ivan (last name Realfast? Just a guess)
Technical Support

Well see, now that would work… of course I’d be effectively killing off all benefit from being featured on Digg. I quickly explained to them that I didn’t want to kill off my traffic from Digg and within minutes I get this email:

Hello,

The account hilariousnames.com has its public_html dir disabled as the domain was the target of an intensive ddos which was crippling the server and the other domains hosted on the ip. We would be monitoring the server and enabling access once the attack subsides.

Regards,
Sunny (full name Sunny Di Sposition?)
Technical Support

So there you have it folks, Digg= a DDOS attack.

As you can tell, the site is back up and running smoothly. After explaining to Sunny that in fact this was NOT some sort of attack, but rather my site succeeding in drawing a large amount of traffic, they seemed to figure out the problem fairly quickly. Hi HostingZoom, allow me to introduce you to Digg.com!

Update: Just got another email from the good old abuse department:

Hello,

Unfortunately we can’t activate it if this will continue.
The server was heavily overloaded by the traffic that was pointed to your website.
You can upgrade to and only there we will be able to activate the account

Kindly regards,
Oleg Korenyuk
Abuse Administrator

So um Oleg… what exactly am I looking at then if you’re not going to activate the site? Needless to say I’m not going to ask questions and I’ll be looking for new hosting for this site tomorrow.

Here’s the thing, you have to get a license to drive a car but they let anyone be a parent. And, more pertinent to this conversation, they let anyone, may I repeat, ANYONE name their kid. So, while that might have some VERY unfortunate consequences for a few unlucky kids, it provides serious entertainment for those of us with parents who actually put some thought into naming us. With that in mind, here are 10 of the worst names ever. Seriously, these parents should be locked up… (and what the hell is wrong with Missouri?)

1. John Koffman (Murfreesboro, TN) - His friends call him Jack…
2. Sharonda Cox (Saint Louis, MO) - It might be pronounced ShaRONda but it sure looks like “sharin’ da” to me…
3. Justin Butts (Springfield, MO) - I’ll take gay jokes and monthly therapy bills for a lifetime please, Alex.
4. Harry Ball (Castle Rock, CO) - Insert pretty much any joke here. Seriously, Harry’s lucky he made it out of middle school.
5. Amanda Buttram (Conway, MO) - I know, I know, I didn’t believe it myself at first. But trust me, it gets worse (or funnier depending how sadistic you are).
6. M. Y. Butt (Saint Louis, MO) - When did St. Louis decide it hated babies?
7. Richard Large (Eufaula, AL) - Good ole’ Dick might have hated filling out forms last name first but I’m guessing Richard Little (Saint Louis, MO) would probably be willing to trade.
8. Ben Dover (Nineveh, IN) - I wish I were kidding. Look it up. Shouldn’t there be some sort of mercy rule for this type of thing?
9. Gayford Buttram (Niangua, MO) - And the Buttram family makes their second appearance on the list. Here’s a tip, if your last name includes the word Butt in it (in which case, again, I’m sorry) please for the love of everything holy don’t put the word “gay” anywhere near your poor kid’s name. You know… not that there’s anything wrong with that.
10. And last but certainly not least we have Michael Huntsucker (Kansas City, MO) - $1,000 and my first born child says he doesn’t go by Mike.