<div dir="ltr">I've been on both sides of this equation - it is wholly unpleasant for all involved.<div><br></div><div>I cannot speak for RackCentral, but there are two things I'd like to mention:<br><div><br></div><div>1. I personally feel that blackholing traffic from the AS is poor form - I cannot attest to RackCentral's motivations, but I believe that providing transitional support to customers is important - they rely on these services and it may provide a way for the creditors to recover at least something.</div><div><br></div><div>2. Pulling a phoenix is also poor form and Vocus, whilst having lost a substantial amount of money, are lucky to be of a size where the resources to both enforce the terms of their contracts, as well as absorb losses without substantial interruption are available. There are probably multiple small businesses on this list who are two delinquent high-revenue customers away from serious problems.</div></div><div><br></div><div>I just hope everyone manages to recover their costs and the customers are looked after...</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 8:14 AM, Andrew Tschudi <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ausnogandrewtschudi@gmail.com" target="_blank">ausnogandrewtschudi@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal">Rack Central walking away from the debt has already taken precedence
which is a kick in the mouth for anyone.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks to Rack Central you can now assume if you don’t pay Vocus
you can walk away from your contract and debt, keep running your business and
they cannot make you pay anything.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Rack Central stopped paying Vocus and in return AS7600 ( <a href="http://escape.net" target="_blank">escape.net</a>
) AS45177 ( <a href="http://Layer2.co.nz" target="_blank">Layer2.co.nz</a> ) and AS38790 (Spirit Telecom Australia) not to
mention IX Australia all provide safe haven to allow them to continue to
operate.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Not even APNIC has stepped in to take back IP address resources.
Whilst it’s against APNIC policy to transfer IP addresses if a company is insolvent
Rack Central has proven APNIC do not care about policy.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Unless every network operator decides to black hole Rack
Centrals AS58443 you will always find
someone willing to sell them services as the hope of a new sale even comes
before industry respect of those who are owed money.</p><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Andrew</p></font></span></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 8:05 AM, Joseph Goldman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:joe@apcs.com.au" target="_blank">joe@apcs.com.au</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I think he is taking a nod at the recent discussion over NextDC's month-to-month offering and the argument that ensued ;)<br>
<br>
To the other poster saying it must be a drop in the ocean to them - well....yes maybe, they will survive happily never recovering it, just a shorter month to pay it all out and write it all off - but its about precedence. If they let one customer get away with it then all customers will start trying it.<br>
<br>
What is the point of commitments if they can be so easily broken? You take a commitment term you take the responsibility of any debt it incurs.<br>
<br>
Not knowing much about the business or Shaun directly, from an outside view it does seem very dodgy though, the sale of the customers to another company with such similar name and same director(s), while leaving behind ~$100k in debt (if not including the extra compensation Vocus is trying for).<br>
<br>
The best we can do as an industry is blacklist these people so they can't continue their wake of destruction. The only acceptable way to let these people back in to the industry is if they have a fair go at repaying their past mistakes.<br>
<br>
Shooting a bit off-topic though into personal rant so I'll leave it at that.<span><br>
<br>
On 18/11/14 07:55, Mark Foster wrote:<br>
</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span>
<br>
On 18/11/2014 4:28 a.m., Scott Howard wrote:<br>
</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
/"Minutes from the first creditors meeting show that Vocus is trying<span><br>
to claw back $1.48 million. It is understood this sum represents the<br>
full value of RackCentral's contract with Vocus, cut short due to the<br></span>
liquidation./<br>
/<br>
/<br>
/"The contract was not due to expire until 2016 and they [Vocus] have<span><br>
included in their claim all the outstanding rentals for the remainder<br></span>
of the term," said Quin./<span><br>
<br>
<br>
If only someone offered monthly contracts instead of 2-3 years!!!<br>
<br>
:)<br>
</span></blockquote><span>
<br>
I really, really hope you're taking the piss here.<br>
<br>
Vocus would've committed to resources with their suppliers/vendors/etc<br>
and will no doubt have taken a substantial financial committment on, on<br>
the basis of that contract. I hope they manage to get at least some<br>
compensation for things.<br>
<br>
Mark.<br>
<br>
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