>"Whatever they spent on their lawsuit could have been saved by a phone call."
Wasn't Microsoft's precise concern that such a call could have been tantamount to giving botnet operators advance notice? I seem to recall when this was discussed previously that some HN commenters had similar experiences with traffic from No-Ip domains and considered them to be in cahoots with the botnet operators.
You've shown the unfortunate side effect of Microsoft's libel. Now, many people think no-ip is a shady organization. It isn't the least bit true, and there was no link between no-ip and the people abusing their service.
Wasn't Microsoft's precise concern that such a call could have been tantamount to giving botnet operators advance notice? I seem to recall when this was discussed previously that some HN commenters had similar experiences with traffic from No-Ip domains and considered them to be in cahoots with the botnet operators.