Thank you for your thoughtful response.
Much needed insight into what us newbies are unaware.
Chuck
----- Original Message -----
From: "Boatbuilding Ring" <boatbuilding@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ringlinklist@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 10:11 PM
Subject: Re: [ringlinklist] NETFIRMS DISASTER
The question is "what do you actually get"?
The answer is easy if you needs are few (e.g. serving static html pages with
low traffic.)
The answer is more difficult if you need to run CGI/Perl or if you need
things like SQL, PHP, etc. to run well,
especially if you
expect lots of traffic.
The difficulty arises from the fact that:
1.) it is very difficult to know ahead of time how much CPU time a particular
script will take when implemented on a
particular
platform (e.g. RH linux on a PIII 600 server), or how much it will take in 6
months, so you don't know exactly what
you need from
a host. Of course, peak use is what is critical (i.e. you can only use your
share of server resources, or say 1/400th
of what is
available on the server, during the peak usage time for that server.) The
cheaper the package, the more accounts will
be on the
server, and the less powerful the server will be and the less often the
server will be upgraded.
2.) hosts most often don't specify exactly how much CPU and resource use you
get with virtual hosting accounts, so it
is a gray
area. Almost always these issues are addressed on a case by case basis when
an account "disturbs the normal operation
of the
server"....
So far so good with Ringlink on a $30/month account though : )
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: "Daniel Gwozdz" <smage@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
| To: <ringlinklist@xxxxxxxxx>
| Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 9:04 PM
| Subject: RE: [ringlinklist] NETFIRMS DISASTER
|
|
| >
| > If you're going to pay $99, it's more or less a small step to pay $160
for a
| > virtual server. (That's what I did.. can't wait until register.com
updates my
| > DNS away from nasty NetFirms.)
| >
| > Daniel Gwozdz
| > The Water-Cooled Volkswagen Ring - http://www.wcvw.org
| >
| >
| > > I too had Ringlink set up on Netfirms and due to endless problems with
| > > the sendmail, I moved to catalog.com that another member recommended.
| > > I'm very happy there and have had no problems with it. However in order
| > > to get the free hosting, you must register a new domain with them at the
| > > price of $35 a year. To move an existing domain there cost a one time
| > > fee of $99.