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Web Host With Linux Cpanel

rmls999@hotmail.com

2006-04-09, 6:53 pm

"Hi,
I am looking for a reliable inexpensive web host that has a linux
cpanel with hotlink prevention. I have tried a couple of small of hosts
that has a cpanel, they could not load my flash files completely.
However I have no problem loading those files to geocities. Any
suggestions?
Thanks,
Arnie."

David Hennessy

2006-04-09, 6:53 pm

rmls999@hotmail.com wrote:
> "Hi,
> I am looking for a reliable inexpensive web host that has a linux
> cpanel with hotlink prevention. I have tried a couple of small of hosts
> that has a cpanel, they could not load my flash files completely.
> However I have no problem loading those files to geocities. Any
> suggestions?
> Thanks,
> Arnie."
>

There are dozens, maybe hundreds; I would recommend Page-Zone.com or
Affordablehost.com. But, can you give us more detail about the problem?
I'm not sure what you mean by "could not load my flash files completely."

--
David Hennessy
http://david.maidix.com/

rmls999@hotmail.com

2006-04-11, 7:01 am

I am just looking into it, there are couple of movies, one opens the
other and supply values to its variables. From What I checked so far
there is something in the movie action script code that causes both
movies to close right when the daughter movie is being uploaded. Both
movies are encrypted but I do not think that this is the problem, again
I was able to load both movies to geocities. I know the frame location
where the code is causing the abortion and I am trying to find the
piece of code that is causing the problem by a process of elimination,
it may not work. I would rather find a host, preferbly inexpensive,
that supports a linux Cpanel, and will be able to load my movies just
like geocities did.

Thanks,
Open to more suggestions.
Arnie.

tcolling.ashsc@gmail.com

2006-04-14, 3:47 am

David Hennessy wrote:
> rmls999@hotmail.com wrote:
....
>
> There are dozens, maybe hundreds; I would recommend Page-Zone.com or
> Affordablehost.com. ....
> David Hennessy
> http://david.maidix.com

I recommend highly that anyone considering hosting their servers on
Page-Zone shoud first VERY carefully read the "support forums" at
Page-Zone.com before making a decision about going with Page-Zone.

David Hennessy

2006-04-14, 6:48 pm

tcolling.ashsc@XXXXXXXXXX wrote:
> David Hennessy wrote:
> ...
>
> I recommend highly that anyone considering hosting their servers on
> Page-Zone shoud first VERY carefully read the "support forums" at
> Page-Zone.com before making a decision about going with Page-Zone.
>

I've had good support from them... have you had a bad experience?

--
David J. Hennessy
http://david.maidix.com/

Tony

2006-04-14, 6:48 pm

tcolling.ashsc@XXXXXXXXXX wrote:
> David Hennessy wrote:
>
>
> ...
>
>
>
> I recommend highly that anyone considering hosting their servers on
> Page-Zone shoud first VERY carefully read the "support forums" at
> Page-Zone.com before making a decision about going with Page-Zone.
>

And i would recommend that anyone who is considering AffordableHost take
a good look through the archives of this group.

David Hennessy

2006-04-15, 3:48 am

Tony wrote:
> tcolling.ashsc@XXXXXXXXXX wrote:
>
> And i would recommend that anyone who is considering AffordableHost take
> a good look through the archives of this group.

Are you saying that you had a bad experience with AffordableHost?

--
David J. Hennessy
http://david.maidix.com/

Richard

2006-04-15, 10:53 pm

"David Hennessy" <david@maidix.com> wrote in message
news:Mc10g.87$uK.45@trndny03...
> Tony wrote:
>
> Are you saying that you had a bad experience with AffordableHost?
>
> --
> David J. Hennessy
> http://david.maidix.com/

If he didn't - then I am, The worst - and getting worse by the hour - server
blows up - they take away fantastico - and WHM (I have a reseller acct) and
don't give it back - and can't get me to log in for 2 weeks - and - well,
you get the idea.

Until they get the stuff they purchased fixed - I would look for another
service provider.

Tony

2006-04-17, 6:55 pm

David Hennessy wrote:
> Tony wrote:
>
>
> Are you saying that you had a bad experience with AffordableHost?
>

I said exactly what I intended to say. There was nothing implied or left
out.

David Hennessy

2006-04-18, 6:59 pm

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Tony wrote:
> David Hennessy wrote:
>
> I said exactly what I intended to say. There was nothing implied or left
> out.

I hear you. Thing is, as a former web host tech support drone (for a
company that shall remain nameless), I know how reliable Usenet
complaints are. As in, they aren't. In those days, I had customers
threaten lawsuits against the hosting company because their frames-based
site (which they made & uploaded themselves) didn't get a good Google
placement. I saw customers publicly misrepresent a situation to the
point that the word "lie" doesn't even cover it. Where money is
involved, so too is the mentality that "the squeaky wheel gets the oil."
So, when it comes to Usenet, I personally only count on firsthand
commentary. If you were/are a customer of XYZ hosting company, and you
have something good or bad to say, that's very useful... otherwise...
it's just gossip that can't be substantiated, does not permit follow-up
questions, and seriously hurts somebody's reputation. Hence why I wanted
to figure out whether your comment was useful, or gossip.

--
David J. Hennessy
http://david.maidix.com/

john@rarebooksinjapan.com

2006-04-24, 6:56 pm

I am having the mother of all hassles with Affordablehost at the
moment. My website's disappeared and my e-mail's unobtainable. First
they told me this was because my server (Campbell) was having
difficulties, and there is indeed a series of messages on their
bulletin board about this.

However, the bulletin board said they'd sorted out all the problems
with the server, but my site and e-mail were still inoperative, so I
contacted them again. This time they said they'd terminated my account
because I hadn't paid my bills despite repeated e-mail warnings.

Well, that's very strange. They had no problems responding to my
e-mails over the last couple of days; all those responses got through,
no problem. So it's pretty odd that these repeated warnings about my
account being in the red didn't reach me, but there it is. I've
received nothing.

But it gets stranger. They say I can check my account details by
logging in at https://secure.affordablehost.com/billing/. That URL
wouldn't accept my regular login, so I clicked on the "forgotten
password" link and requested to have it resent. I copied and pasted the
new password, and it still doesn't work!

That's where I am at the moment, thinking, well, if it really is true
that I've defaulted on my payments to these people, I've just about had
it up to here with them anyway. I had another tricky dispute with them
a year or so ago, which they resolved in my favour, with an acceptable
compensation, but I can't keep on like this.

So, like the OP, I'm interested in a reputable host for a small website
- one that gives me a proper e-mail address. That's the main reason I'm
lodging with Affordablehost - my other site is a hangover from the days
when you could get free hosting (in this case with Microworld), but it
doesn't have a proper e-mail address (just e-mail forwarding).

Any advice welcomed.

John
http://rarebooksinjapan.com
(the other site - http://rarebooksinjapan.org - is the one that's down!)

Matt Probert

2006-04-24, 6:56 pm

On 24 Apr 2006 04:34:58 -0700, john@rarebooksinjapan.com wrote:

>Any advice welcomed.

You get what you pay for, frequently.

Rent a dedicated server with a proven 24/7 telephone response team
supporting it. It's not cheap, but it is more reliable.

Matt

--
Veritas Vincti
http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com

john@rarebooksinjapan.com

2006-04-24, 6:56 pm

>You get what you pay for, frequently.

Actually, I get apparently unlimited bandwidth for free, from
Microworld, but it doesn't include a proper e-mail service!

>Rent a dedicated server with a proven 24/7 telephone response team
>supporting it. It's not cheap, but it is more reliable.

Well, that might be the way to go. Can you suggest anyone? All I really
need is to be able to register john@rarebooksinjapan.org as a proper
e-mail address. Is there a simple way to do that without having to pay
for a lot of frills that I don't really want?

John

Matt Probert

2006-04-24, 6:56 pm

On 24 Apr 2006 06:10:51 -0700, john@rarebooksinjapan.com wrote:

>
>Actually, I get apparently unlimited bandwidth for free, from
>Microworld, but it doesn't include a proper e-mail service!

Actually, there is no such thing as unlimited bandwidth. FREQUENTLY
companies make the claim when they really mean 'more than we think you
will use'.
>
>
>Well, that might be the way to go. Can you suggest anyone? All I really
>need is to be able to register john@rarebooksinjapan.org as a proper
>e-mail address. Is there a simple way to do that without having to pay
>for a lot of frills that I don't really want?
>

Do you want cheap, or do you want reliable? I stressed proven 24/7
telephone support. That's not cheap. Any reseller can offer you a
cheap, and unreliable service. You'll not notice until things go
wrong.

As for recommendations, I use tera-byte.com who are in Canada, and
have found their telephone support to be worth the money I pay them -
$99 US a month

However, there are probably many other companies also offering good
service, whether or not you can trust the people recommending them is
another matter!

Matt

--
Veritas Vincti
http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com

Ed Jay

2006-04-24, 6:56 pm

john@rarebooksinjapan.com scribed:

>
>Actually, I get apparently unlimited bandwidth for free, from
>Microworld, but it doesn't include a proper e-mail service!
>
>
>Well, that might be the way to go. Can you suggest anyone? All I really
>need is to be able to register john@rarebooksinjapan.org as a proper
>e-mail address. Is there a simple way to do that without having to pay
>for a lot of frills that I don't really want?
>
There have been other nightmarish stories about AH similar to yours posted
here over the months. It appears that AH is a somewhere after last place
hosting solution. You should be able to get a low cost ($5 - $8/mo)
solution to your problem. Try Godaddy, powweb, et al.
--
Ed Jay (remove 'M' to respond by email)

john@rarebooksinjapan.com

2006-04-24, 6:56 pm

> Actually, there is no such thing as unlimited bandwidth.
> FREQUENTLY companies make the claim when they
> really mean 'more than we think you will use'.

Maybe. In my case, though, they were right. I have a fairly large site,
with a lot of images, and top position on search engines (try searching
for rare Japanese books, or rare books Japan), and the host server just
seems to absorb it all.

> Do you want cheap, or do you want reliable?

I have experienced very reasonably-priced services that have been
extremely efficient, and expensive ones that have been very frustrating
and difficult to work with (not to mention charging a high price for
add-on services that I don't need and wouldn't use). I am looking for
something that is reasonably economical, and reasonably reliable, and
provides just the service I want, without a lot of frills.

> I use tera-byte.com who are in Canada, and have found
> their telephone support to be worth the money I pay them -
> $99 US a month

Evidently our needs differ. My websites are very much a sideline; my
main hat is as a university teacher. If I put the time and energy into
promoting my business, I could doubtless reach a turnover that would
make an outlay of $100 a month on my website seem pretty reasonable. As
things are, however, that would take too large a bite out of my
finances to be worthwhile, especially since the site that is down is a
..org site (purely informational, not commercial at all); the only
commercial impact is that the .org site provides me with my business
e-mail address. That, I am sure, can be provided for a lot less than
$100 a month.

John
http://rarebooksinjapan.com

john@rarebooksinjapan.com

2006-04-24, 6:56 pm

Ed Jay wrote:

> Try Godaddy, powweb, et al.

Thanks! That's the kind of information I was looking for.

John
http://rarebooksinjapan.com

Ed Jay

2006-04-24, 6:56 pm

john@rarebooksinjapan.com scribed:

>Ed Jay wrote:
>
>
>Thanks! That's the kind of information I was looking for.

You're welcome.
>
>John
>http://rarebooksinjapan.com

You have an interesting avocation. A friend of mine is teaching English in
Shizuoka, and I'm in Narrita/Tokyo/Chiba at least once each month. Where
are you?
--
Ed Jay (remove 'M' to respond by email)

Terry

2006-04-24, 11:18 pm

john@rarebooksinjapan.com wrote:
> Ed Jay wrote:
>
>
>
> Thanks! That's the kind of information I was looking for.
>
> John
> http://rarebooksinjapan.com
>
>
Hi John,

My ecom website was hosted with Pair Networks for about 6 years, up
until I ported it from php/mysql to asp/mssql. Pair Networks is
strictly Unix, FreeBSD. Their service was great. Downtime was
non-existent (at least that I know of). Tech support was great, they
are knowledgeable and respond quickly. Price is good and Cpanel is full
of features. They are located in Pittsburgh. My personal website (LOL
- 1 page) is still hosted there. I use it only for personal email.

Terry

john@rarebooksinjapan.com

2006-04-25, 6:54 am

Terry wrote:

> Pair Networks is strictly Unix, FreeBSD. Their service was great.
> Downtime was non-existent (at least that I know of). Tech support
> was great...

Thanks for the tip. I have signed up with GoDaddy. It appears to offer
all the features I am looking for at a very reasonable price. I just
hope it delivers the goods better than Affordablehost!

Thanks to all,

John
http://rarebooksinjapan.com (and, hopefully, .org in the not too
distant future!)