On Wed, 2004-07-07 at 17:15, Joseph Ross Lee wrote:
> Hmmmm... I'm thinking of getting a dedicated server and that will allow
> me to install gentoo. some providers only setup fedora or redhat kasi.
> saw some dedicated hosting and they provide a celeron server with a bare
> gentoo install for $99 a month!!!! while a similar server could be
> rented for $30 with fedora. I even emailed some providers if they are
> willing to pop-in a gentoo live cd and do net-setup eth0, give me ssh
> access and I'll do the rest. The bad news is, they didn't reply =(
> sigh....

Shell and finger access is a real hole in the security infrastructure.
It's not really that surprising that many won't like to give such
readily to their customers.

> anywayz, any people here who's willing to host some boxes on their data
> center instead? =( 

A couple of ASP's and ISP's offer collocation services - you might want
to try out your provider first.

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