Re: NETFIRMS DISASTER

["Boatbuilding Ring" <boatbuilding@boatbuildingring.com>]

From: "Chuck Baslock" <cbaslock@swbell.net>
| That is what you get at catalog.com.
| A virtual server.
| Why pay more if not necessary?
The question is "what do you actually get"?
The answer is easy if you needs are few (e.g. serving static html pages with 
low traffic.)
The answer is more difficult if you need to run CGI/Perl or if you need things 
like SQL, PHP, etc. to run well, especially if you
expect lots of traffic.
The difficulty arises from the fact that:
1.) it is very difficult to know ahead of time how much CPU time a particular 
script will take when implemented on a particular
platform (e.g. RH linux on a PIII 600 server), or how much it will take in 6 
months, so you don't know exactly what you need from
a host.  Of course, peak use is what is critical (i.e. you can only use your 
share of server resources, or say 1/400th of what is
available on the server, during the peak usage time for that server.)  The 
cheaper the package, the more accounts will be on the
server, and the less powerful the server will be and the less often the server 
will be upgraded.
2.) hosts most often don't specify exactly how much CPU and resource use you 
get with virtual hosting accounts, so it is a gray
area.  Almost always these issues are addressed on a case by case basis when an 
account "disturbs the normal operation of the
server"....
So far so good with Ringlink on a $30/month account though : )
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: "Daniel Gwozdz" <smage@together.net>
| To: <ringlinklist@gunnar.cc>
| Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 9:04 PM
| Subject: RE: [ringlinklist] NETFIRMS DISASTER
|
|
| >
| > If you're going to pay $99, it's more or less a small step to pay $160 for a
| > virtual server.  (That's what I did.. can't wait until register.com updates 
|my
| > DNS away from nasty NetFirms.)
| >
| > Daniel Gwozdz
| > The Water-Cooled Volkswagen Ring - http://www.wcvw.org
| >
| >
| > > I too had Ringlink set up on Netfirms and due to endless problems with
| > > the sendmail, I moved to catalog.com that another member recommended.
| > > I'm very happy there and have had no problems with it. However in order
| > > to get the free hosting, you must register a new domain with them at the
| > > price of $35 a year. To move an existing domain there cost a one time
| > > fee of $99.