I see that dreamhost secures the VPS for you. Now that looks like something I can use. I am going to look into dreamhost PS. This may be what I'm looking for.
On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 9:37 PM, Paul Saenz <[email protected]>wrote: > okay, enough about cheep. I never said I wanted cheep web hosting. I just > wanted to know if those companies were really offering what they claimed to > be offering. Obviously, they are not being entirely honest. Now if I compare > those prices to, say, $11.00 /mo. then it is no problem. I'd much rather pay > the extra $7 /mo. to get something that I know what I'm getting. I'd much > rather have a company tell me up front what I am really getting. So this is > not about me getting web hosting for cheep. I just wanted to know if they > were going to provide what they claim to provide. > > As for VPS, I would much rather do that, but I'm afraid that I don't have > the knowledge at this point to secure a server. I would probably get hacked > instantly, and then go through a crash course on security, which I don't > have time for right now. As much as I'd love to do it, I don't think that is > an option. > > Nevertheless, you guys have provided a great deal of knowledge that gives > me a much better picture of what I am dealing with, so that I can make an > educated guess. Especially Roger, who has helped me to realize that even I > can compete in the web hosting arena. > > > On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 8:23 PM, Jeff Lasman <[email protected]>wrote: > >> On Thursday, September 23, 2010 01:57:21 am Paul Saenz wrote: >> >> > Take a look at this web host review. Some of these companies claim to >> have >> > unlimited bandwidth and disk space for $3.50 per month. >> > The website also claims that ipage has a 72% positive customer review. >> > Anyone care to comment on whether they believe these reviews are really >> > accurate, or even close? >> >> As some (maybe most) of you know, I'm in the webhosting business. >> >> So I know a bit about how to do this. >> >> Read the fine print. These companies all limit you based on machine >> resources >> you use. >> >> One of them (not necessarily reviewed on the link) has in their terms of >> service that you can't use them to store files; only for websites, and if >> they >> find files that aren't being accessed in what they call webhosting, will >> delete the files. Yes, it's actually in the fine print of their terms of >> service. >> >> You do get what you pay for. >> >> Jeff >> -- >> Jeff Lasman >> Post Office Box 52200, Riverside, CA 92517 >> Our jplists address used on lists is for list email only >> Phone +1 909 266-9209, or see: "http://www.nobaloney.net/contactus.html"; >> _______________________________________________ >> LinuxUsers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >> > >
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