[olug] Suggestions for web/e-mail/shell access hosting...

[Daniel Linder]

On Wed, March 21, 2007 12:45, Wesley Ferrel wrote:
> I realize I'm 4 days out on this response, but I've gotta give a nod to
> linode.com.  Their offering is great.  It's do-it-yourself, so it can be
> more involved than just getting a hosted service from a canned service
> provider.  However, their service offerings keep growing, and the value
> you get for your $ is great, and constantly increasing.  Plus it gives
> you the flexibility to add your own services as your needs change and
> grow.  They've got servers in three data centers (West Coast, Central
> and East Coast) so you have your choice of locations.

Thanks for the feed-back.  Since I have my own hardware already, I'm going
to bump up my Cox at Home connection to their $99/month Cox at Work service (1Mb
up/12Mb down) and host it at home.  The cost differential is only $50 from
what I pay for the @Home now, but I'll get faster speeds for home surfing,
plus I can put a couple of friends servers up too for only $5 per
additional IP address.

If I didn't have the hardware, Linode was a very tempting offer.  (When I
get a lot of free time or win the Lottery, I might play with setting up
some sort of Xen/KVM/UML system to play with and offer that to
frieds/family.)

Thanks for the input.

Dan
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