The web host's response was, if I did that, they'd send me into collections.
And your response to that is:
Please send me the names of your corporate officers and your physical address, so that I may initiate legal proceedings against you after your collection agency has failed to prevail in small claims court.
I will be seeking restitution from you for the damages your ill-advised and reckless actions have caused to my credit rating and my good name. This suit will be filed in the consumer-friendly courts of California where I am a property owner, and at the very least will be quite inconvenient to you, and at worst will prove massively expensive.
I am currently between jobs, and have plenty of free time to devote to this (to me) novel and entertaining project.
Best Regards
Tony Fabris
tanstaafl.
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"There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch"