via Hackernews. It really is comical the lengths to which companies will go to avoid being contacted by their customers.

What the fuck is a ‘fuck off contact page?’

"A “fuck off contact page” is what a company throws together when they actually don’t want anyone to contact them at all. They are usually found on the websites of million or billion dollar companies, likely Software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies that are trying to reduce the amount of money they spend on support by carefully hiding the real support channels behind login walls. These companies tend to offer multiple tiers of support, with enterprise customers having a customer success manager who they can call on this ancient device we call phones, whereas the lower-paying customers may have to wrangle various in-app ticket mechanisms. If you solve your own problem by reading the knowledge base, then this is a win for the company. They don’t want to hear from you, they want you to fuck off."

https://www.nicchan.me/blog/the-f-off-contact-page/

The f*** off contact page - Nic Chan

How to get people to NOT contact you

@briankrebs That reminds me of the Proofpoint page that you get sent to when your mail server is IP banned by their "PDR" system. Most IPs seem to be banned by default via "PDR". On the "PDR" support page, it lets you file an appeal that leads to nothing but a submission confirmation message. The problem is never resolved. Community consensus on getting unbanned from sending email to Proofpoint customers involves finding a Proofpoint customer to file an appeal on your behalf through the real support portal which requires a special log in. 

Proofpoint is one of the major reasons why running an email server is hella difficult these days.

Receipts: https://www.proofpoint.com/us/support-services/ip-blocked-faq

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