[n348n]

your server seems reachable through a ping. If I understand well the situation it seems that they suggest you to acquiert your own IP address to have your own @abuse contact. I think a lot of guys report your ip to @abuse (managed by OVH, not you) about spam that why OVH react.

However in that type of case, OVH swap your boot to a rescue mode : https://docs.ovh.com/gb/en/dedicated/ovh-rescue/

You should be able to swap it to a normal boot mode.

[flashmob]

Yes, I was under the impression that this is what they meant. It would have been great to be able to to chat so that I could learn more about how much this would cost, but as outlined above, they decided to end the conversation.

You're right, currently the server is sitting in "rescue mode" and under OVH's instructions, I'm not allowed to swap it back to the normal hard disk boot. That's ok, I can still mount the disks manually via SSH and move everything out. So at least that's some good news - the server hasn't been seized.

The hosting bill has been paid up until December, so I'll will be looking to get a partial refund hopefully.

Anyways, gotta roll with the punches I guess. Thanks for your comment.

[rsync]

"That's ok, I can still mount the disks manually via SSH and move everything out."

If you would like a free, temporary rsync.net account to assist in offloading or parking data just email [e-mail].

You can just rsync (or borg) over ssh to us.