On 10/29/26 12:47 PM, Charles Curley wrote:
I'm looking for inexpensive hosting for my web site and mail server.
Debian would be nice. SSH and rsync over SSH access. The web site is
low traffic, mostly static HTML with some light PHP. IMAP email for two
or three accounts. I handle DNS separately but that could be included.
Any suggestions, recommendations?
FWIW, I use Dreamhost, and as far as I can recall, they can handle
everything you're looking for. Cost is about $190 per year, unlimited
domains. Don't know how that compares to others.
There used to be a website, https://researchashobby.com, which detailed
one particular company which had bought up tons of hosting companies
(like networksolutions.com and register.com), and made them crappy. The
company was EIG, and they bought up every hosting company they could
find. The researchashobby site appears to be gone, but EIG (rebranded as
Newfold Digital) does have a Wikipedia article. The article is weak on
including all the owned hosting companies.
I hope the list gods won't mind-- I've attached a markdown file I
composed long ago, based on researchashobby's articles.
Paul
--
Paul M. Foster
Personal Blog: http://noferblatz.com
Company Site: http://quillandmouse.com
Software Projects: https://gitlab.com/paulmfoster
https://codeberg.org/paulmfoster
https://github.com/paulmfoster
---
title: Endurance International Group (EIG)
---
EIG is an evil company which buys up hosting and other related companies,
butchers them, and moves on. Typically, when they buy a hosting company,
they fire all the relatively expensive but excellent help, and take on cheap
but incompetent support staff. They also overbook their assets, so there
are far too many sites on a server, and performance suffers. Apparently,
their primary motivation is to satisfy their shareholders, and damn the
customers. There is a list of EIG owned hosting companies on Wikipedia, but
it is not as complete at that at <https://researchasahobby.com> . In
addition, youtuber "switchtolinux" has similar things to say about EIG, and
he is in the website business. I've personally had some experience with
some of these EIG-owned companies. In particular, register.com and
networksolutions.com. These are possibly the highest priced registrar
companies on the Internet. There are, in addition, other surprising
captives of EIG, like Intuit.
# EIG Hosting Companies
- 2slick.com
- accountsupport.com
- asmallorange.com
- arvixe.com
- austdomain.com.au
- berryinfosysllc.com
- bigrock.com
- bizland.com
- bluedomino.com
- bluehost.com
- cheapdomains.com.au
- crazydomains.com
- domain.com
- domainhost.com
- donweb.com
- dot5hosting.com
- dotster.com
- easycgi.com
- entryhost.com
- fastdomain.com
- fatcow.com
- fatcowhosting.com
- freeparking.com
- freeyellow.com
- globat.com
- homestead.com
- hostaday.com
- hostcentric.com
- hostgator.com
- hostmonster.com
- hostnine.com
- hostyoursite.com
- hypermart.com
- hypermart.net
- imoutdoorshosting.com
- impress.ly
- ipage.com
- ipower.com
- justhost.com
- logicboxes.com
- mydomain.com
- netfirms.com
- netlogistics.com.au
- networkhosting.com
- networksolutions.com
- nexx.com
- powweb.com
- purehost.com
- readyhosting.com
- readyhosting.co.uk
- register.com
- reseller.com
- seohosting.com
- seowebhosting.net
- site5.com
- sitebeat.com
- sitebuilder.com
- sitelio.com
- sitey.com
- spry.com
- startlogic.com
- tighthost.com
- typepad.com
- usanethosting.com
- verio.com
- virtualave.net
- vodien.com
- vpslink.com
- web.com
- web2010.com
- webhost4life.com
- webhosting.info
- websitebuilder.com
- webstrikesolutions.com
- whois.com.au
- xeran.com
- yourwebhosting.com
# Non-hosting Sites Owned By EIG
- 123domainrenewals.com
- 1800-website.com
- 1st-for-domain-names.com
- 995discountdomains.com
- addresscreation.com
- addressontheweb.com
- allaccessdomains.com
- alldomains.com
- allindomains.com
- austriadomains.com
- austriandomains.com
- bidfordomainnames.com
- cadomains.com
- chocolatecovereddomains.com
- claimeddomains.com
- columbiadomains.net
- decentdomains.net
- department-of-domains.com
- deutchedomains.de
- diggitydot.com
- discountdomainservices.com
- domainbank.com
- domainpro.com
- domain-a-go-go.com
- domainbulkregistration.com
- domainbusinessnames.com
- domaincamping.com
- domainhostingweb.us
- domaininternetname.com
- domainnamebidder.com
- domainnamelookup.us
- dotregistrar.com
- enameco.com
- hostlane.com
- namesdirect.com
- namezero.com
- newdentity.com
- niuedomains.nu
- personalnames.com
- privacypost.com
- registernames.com
- samoandomains.com
- tuvaludomains.tv
- unitedkingdomdomains.com
# Other EIG Companies, Websites and Hosting Related Products
- brittaniainternational.com
- tapp.com
- buydomains.com
- capitaldomains.com
- constantcontact.com
- directi.com
- dreamscapenetworks.com
- emailbrain.com
- endurance.com
- intuit.com
- justcloud.com
- mojoness.com
- mojo-themes.com
- mojo-code.com
- namejet.com
- publicdomainregistry.com
- seogears.com
- simplescripts.com
- sitelock.com
- snapnames.com
- spertly.com
- vdeck.com
- website.me
- welcomedomain.com
# Ceased EIG Companies and Websites
- 000domain.com
- 24x7domain.com
- apollohosting.com
- apthost.com
- athenixinc.com
- bluefir.com
- carielweb.com
- chinesedomains.com
- cirtex.com
- cloudbyix.com
- cocosislandsdomains.cc
- computersconcepts.net
- domainnameholdingcompany.com
- domaincollection.com
- ehost.com
- ehostingbiz.com
- enetica.com.au
- escalateinternet.com
- fortunecity.com
- gator.com
- globuild.com
- hostexcellence.com
- hostclear.com
- hostv.com
- hostwithmenow.com
- ideahost.com
- ixwebhosting.com
- launchpad.com
- maileig.com
- marketsquare.com
- myinternet.com
- newsletter.com.au
- osulliansystems.com
- pipedns.com
- quadahosting.com.au
- registerads.com
- sabapro.com
- searchbooster.eu
- seowebhosting.net
- supergreenhosting.com
- unifiedlayer.com
- webdevhosting.com
- websitewelcome.com
- webzai.com
- wwwh.com
- zipitdesigns.com
- yourhostingaccount.com
