RE: schemewiki.org temporarily offline

Neil wrote:
> I'm a fan of "pair.com" for clueful domain-hosting.
>
> Don't know how price-competitive their co-lo or managed server
> packages are.
>
> If you need the hosting primarily for the Scheme Wiki, we could probably
> find a ".edu" for that.  Let me know if I should ask around.

Thanks.  Looking at the pair.com web page, they charge $149/mo for low-end
dedicated hosting, with a 60GB data transfer allowance.  That's pretty
standard for commercial-grade hosting plans, but I'm looking for something a
little cheaper, with more bandwidth.  I suppose you'd call it
hobbyist-grade, which usually means you have to make some compromises.

For example, one of the plans I'm looking at is at Valueweb.com, which
offers a dedicated Linux server with 1000GB of data transfer for $59/mo.
The main problem with that is that the servers in question have single IDE
drives, which means a good disaster recovery plan is essential.  I've also
seen some complaints about Valueweb's customer service.

My current provider has actually been pretty good - this is the first
problem I've had since initial setup of this particular server in February -
but they're small, with limited support capabilities.  I wouldn't actually
recommend them.  I'm using them for "historical reasons".

> If you need the hosting primarily for the Scheme Wiki, we could probably
> find a ".edu" for that.  Let me know if I should ask around.

I need a server for my own purposes anyway, so there's no problem on my side
about hosting the Scheme Wiki.

Anton



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