Re: NETFIRMS DISASTER

[Chuck Baslock <cbaslock@swbell.net>]

Thank you for your thoughtful response.
Much needed insight into what us newbies are unaware.
Chuck
----- Original Message -----
From: "Boatbuilding Ring" <boatbuilding@boatbuildingring.com>
To: <ringlinklist@gunnar.cc>
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 10:11 PM
Subject: Re: [ringlinklist] NETFIRMS DISASTER
>
> 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.