On Sat, 28 Nov 2015 09:49:47 -0500 (EST) Stephen Powell <zlinux...@wowway.com> wrote:
>I currently get my internet connectivity, e-mail service, and web-hosting >service from the same provider. I recently complained to my ISP about >backscatter SPAM I was getting from other people's infected machines >that were sending out SPAM to invalid e-mail addresses and spoofing me >as the sender. (See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email_spoofing and >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backscatter_(email) for good articles about >these subjects.) Their response was to suspend my e-mail access and delete >my web site! > >I finally got my e-mail access back, but my web site is still down. >This experience has convinced me that tying my e-mail and web-hosting >to my ISP is a bad idea. The two extra services are free to subscribers >to their internet access service, but I don't want problems in one area >to adversely affect the other areas. Clearly that is not the case now. > >So I am looking for a good e-mail provider and a good web-hosting provider. >For the e-mail service I want a provider that has good protection against >backscatter SPAM, provides a web-based e-mail client, and does not force >me to view tons of ads in order to get to their web-mail client. I want >all transmission of credentials, particularly passwords, passed between >the client and the server, to be encrypted, not sent across the network >in clear text, where a sniffer operating in promiscuous mode could intercept >them. I also want the e-mail provider to work well with Debian mailing >lists. (I have heard, for example, that when gmail users post to a list >to which they are subscribed they do not receive copies of their own posts.) > >For web-hosting, I am looking for one which allows me to upload and download >web pages and other files to my site via SSL-encrypted FTP, whether implicit >or explicit SSL I don't care, so that passwords sent across the internet >cannot be intercepted by a sniffer. > >Obviously, low cost is important too. I'm not a business. My web site is >providing a public service for free. There are no ads on my web site, and >there is no money coming in to pay for the web hosting. Another important >consideration is that I don't want the service provider, e-mail or web-hosting, >selling information about me to anyone. > >So, does anyone wish to share their experiences, good or bad? Is there anyone >you wish to recommend? Is there anyone you want to warn me to stay away from? >All opinions are welcome. > I have used Hostgator for a number of years. I am not a business, and run 4 websites off my account. It costs me $10.00 US a month (Yes, it is payable monthly.) I use what they call "Baby Croc". I have never been hacked nor had the accounts frozen. http://www.hostgator.com/shared -- Charlie Kravetz Linux Registered User Number 425914 [http://linuxcounter.net/user/425914.html] Never let anyone steal your DREAM. [http://keepingdreams.com]