Amazon S3 will no longer charge for several HTTP error codes

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Post by axyjo » Mon, May 13, 2024, 6:30 PM UTC

Amazon S3 will no longer charge for several HTTP error codes
aws.amazon.com

Re: Amazon S3 will no longer charge for several HTTP error codes

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Post by toomuchtodo » Mon, May 13, 2024, 6:45 PM UTC

How an empty S3 bucket can make your AWS bill explode - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40203126 - April 2024 (111 comments)

Re: Amazon S3 will no longer charge for several HTTP error codes

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Post by jsheard » Mon, May 13, 2024, 6:46 PM UTC

The system works! Just raise your concerns and they'll get around to it in [checks notes] 18 years

https://twitter.com/cperciva/status/1785402732976992417

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Post by ceejayoz » Mon, May 13, 2024, 7:02 PM UTC

> For buckets configured with website hosting, applicable request and other charges will still apply when S3 returns a custom error document or for custom redirects.

I was wondering about that one.

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Post by cbsmith » Mon, May 13, 2024, 7:05 PM UTC

jsheard wrote: post #3

The system works! Just raise your concerns and they'll get around to it in [checks notes] 18 years https://twitter.com/cperciva/status/1785402732976992417

In fairness, the issue was attended to within weeks after it recently got attention.

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Post by hiatus » Mon, May 13, 2024, 7:06 PM UTC

jsheard wrote: post #3

The system works! Just raise your concerns and they'll get around to it in [checks notes] 18 years https://twitter.com/cperciva/status/1785402732976992417

You made more or less the exact same comment on a recent thread. What does it add to this conversation? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40221193

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Post by Joel_Mckay » Mon, May 13, 2024, 7:07 PM UTC

Bezos loss-leader product-manager pushes hook deeper into worm.

I fail to see this as progress, YMMV =3

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Post by j-pb » Mon, May 13, 2024, 7:07 PM UTC

hiatus wrote: post #6

jsheard wrote: post #3

The system works! Just raise your concerns and they'll get around to it in [checks notes] 18 years https://twitter.com/cperciva/status/1785402732976992417

You made more or less the exact same comment on a recent thread. What does it add to this conversation? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40221193

It gave me pleasure.

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Post by spacebanana7 » Mon, May 13, 2024, 7:09 PM UTC

hiatus wrote: post #6

jsheard wrote: post #3

The system works! Just raise your concerns and they'll get around to it in [checks notes] 18 years https://twitter.com/cperciva/status/1785402732976992417

You made more or less the exact same comment on a recent thread. What does it add to this conversation? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40221193

To be fair it is quite remarkable customer service story & relevant to the article.

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Post by Quinner » Mon, May 13, 2024, 7:10 PM UTC

hiatus wrote: post #6

jsheard wrote: post #3

The system works! Just raise your concerns and they'll get around to it in [checks notes] 18 years https://twitter.com/cperciva/status/1785402732976992417

You made more or less the exact same comment on a recent thread. What does it add to this conversation? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40221193

Adds historical context as to a duration of an extremely long-lasting problem?