2026-04-26 06:04 UTC
Replies (4)
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@rjek@feddit.uk 2026-04-26 07:02
Lots of respectable EU hosting companies, and also aparently OVH, if they think there's a chance you're taking the piss will ask for a ID so they can ban you. It's not just anti-spam, it's anti-abuse and for preventing non-payment. They think there was a risk involved in accepting your business (whatever that may be, obviously companies don't dilvulge their criteria here), and if you go elsewhere they're not upset about it for that reason.
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@doeknius_gloek@discuss.tchncs.de 2026-04-26 09:42
When I signed up at Hetzner, I had to go through the same anti-abuse check. However I could choose to not upload my ID and pre-pay 20€ instead. Did that and have been a happy customer since.
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@luokaton@lemmy.zip 2026-04-26 06:13
I never had that kind of experience with Hetzner or OVH as a European. I suppose there are extra hoops to jump through for US customers for some reason?
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@A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 2026-04-26 06:52
>Is this a thing for all European hosting companies? Absolutely not. At least not in Europe. Have you tried netcup as well?