John J. McDonough writes: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "j m g" > Subject: Re: [OT] Web hosting recommendations sought > > > > Agreed, at the $4 price point you might want to consider just keeping > > it at home. > > Shoot ... it's worth the $4/mo just to not have to configure sendmail! ;-) It's not just sendmail, many of those $4/mo hosters include mysql, php, perl, multiple email accounts, shell access, and access to the log files -- not to mention security updates on all the above. If you fit into the $4 category, it's really hard not to be a win. But there is a gotcha -- the pricess for the add-ons add ip quite fast. For example, it's often more expensive to add a second domain and double the bandwidth on one account than it is to create a new one. Oh, and one other thing I forgot to mention: ALWAYS MAKE YOUR OWN BACKUPS! ALWAYS MAKE YOUR OWN BACKUPS! ALWAYS MAKE YOUR OWN BACKUPS! > The market is so competitive it seems like all these guys are pretty > reasonable. As I said, I've been pretty happy with both of the ones I'm > using. They each have their quirks, but they are a whole lot less hassle > than doing it myself, and they are a lot cheaper than I could do it with my > ISP, who takes an extra nickle (well, I think $40/mo) to allow me to run a > server. Sure, I'd get a fatter pipe for the extra change, but I already > have a fat enough pipe that I'm almost always waiting on the server rather > than the pipe. Even with Russ's 128K I'd bet that, except for downloading > ISOs, he is usually waiting on the server. OK, it would be different if I > were running a server, but for $4, I don't have to. Another way to look it is that $4 is the cost of a decent beer in a pub, and the only time I ever count my beers is when I'll be driving... -p. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist