On Sat, 5 Dec 2015 18:24:22 -0500 (EST) Stephen Powell <zlinux...@wowway.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 28 Nov 2015 10:15:08 -0500 (EST), mister s jones wrote: > > On Saturday, November 28, 2015 09:49:47 Stephen Powell wrote: > >> 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 personally have been here for years and I like them > > > > http://debian-hosting.info/ > > > > Prices are reasonable and service has been great. > > I checked out their web site, and they seem like a good outfit. But > I must admit, I'm totally lost. Allow me to explain. > > My old web site was pure HTML. No ASP, no PHP, no SQL. It's just > pure information, with some links for downloading files. I'm not a > business trying to set up a web site so that customers can order > stuff from me. I just want to publish free information for the > public. It's mostly tech stuff about Debian. > > When I created my old web site, All I did to manage it was use FTP to > upload and download files. By convention, the home page was > "index.htm". Any other pages could be linked to from that page. The > only thing that I would like to change is to use SSL-encrypted FTP, > so that my password won't be sent over the network in clear text. I > must admit that I don't understand this brave new world of web > hosting. Looking at debian-hosting's web site, I'm totally lost as > to how I would mangage my account. What I'm looking for is something > similar to what I had before. Is there anything like that out > there? Or can I manage a debian-hosting account that way? > Apart from the SSL bit, which is a specific question-answer issue, there should be no trouble doing things the old way. I have a site serving some PCB-specific information which is pure HTML, not a script in sight at either end of proceedings. The pages are generated by a script from standard gEDA symbol and footprint files, but here at home, and the HTML is uploaded traditionally. -- Joe