Re: Web/Email Hosting Suggestions?
Dale W Hodge <[email protected]> Tue, 17 Nov 2015 18:42:02 -0600
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------080106000807010708000806 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Your reasons and mine are the same, nothing wrong with hosting my own, but I'd really rather somebody else be responsible for keeping it running 24/7. :-) What I may end up doing is let whatever web host I pick provide the initial mailbox and then use fetchmail or getmail to pull it to a local server so I can archive and do proper sorting. While it doesn't keep me from having to run a local mail spool it does provide for a way to continue to get email if something goes horribly wrong on my end. Not to mention that if I can run things on something that uses 10 watts instead of 400 watts I might save enough on power to pay for the hosting. ;-) I don't have any experience with hosted virtual servers, are they configurable for whatever services and available 24/7? Thanks Jonathan! On 11/17/2015 3:08 PM, Jonathan Hall wrote: > I spent some significant time researching this about 6 months ago. I > decided I was tired of being a sys admin for my low volume of web and > email traffic. > > In the end, I decided I couldn't find good email hosting I was happy > with (if you find something, though, please share!). So I ended up with: > > siteground.com to host my Wordpress blog > Godaddy to do my DNS > A cheap Linux virtual server to host my email (and for the occasional > remote shell access, etc), and some throw-away file web/ftp hosting > (i.e. poor man's dropbox) > > I'm paying roughly $13 to Rackspace for my virtual server which > includes 256mb RAM and 10gb storage. There are much cheaper options > available these days (in fact today I signed up to try a Digital Ocean > Xen-based virtual server for $5/mo for 512mb RAM and 24gb SSD storage). > > Depending on the reasons you're considering moving away from your own > server, some of this info may or may not be helpful :) > > -- Jonathan > -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ACLUG Discussion" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to aclug-discussion+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/[email protected] For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. --------------080106000807010708000806 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <meta content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8" http-equiv=3D"Content-Type= "> </head> <body bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF" text=3D"#000000"> Your reasons and mine are the same, nothing wrong with hosting my own, but I'd really rather somebody else be responsible for keeping it running 24/7. :-)=C2=A0=C2=A0 What I may end up doing is let whateve= r web host I pick provide the initial mailbox and then use fetchmail or getmail to pull it to a local server so I can archive and do proper sorting.=C2=A0 While it doesn't keep me from having to run a local mail spool it does provide for a way to continue to get email if something goes horribly wrong on my end. =C2=A0 Not to mention that if = I can run things on something that uses 10 watts instead of 400 watts I might save enough on power to pay for the hosting. ;-)<br> <br> I don't have any experience with hosted virtual servers, are they configurable for whatever services and available 24/7?=C2=A0 <br> <br> Thanks Jonathan!<br> <br> <br> <div class=3D"moz-cite-prefix">On 11/17/2015 3:08 PM, Jonathan Hall wrote:<br> </div> <blockquote cite=3D"mid:[email protected]" type=3D"cite"> <meta content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8" http-equiv=3D"Content-Ty= pe"> <div class=3D"moz-cite-prefix">I spent some significant time researching this about 6 months ago. I decided I was tired of being a sys admin for my low volume of web and email traffic.<br> <br> In the end, I decided I couldn't find good email hosting I was happy with (if you find something, though, please share!). So I ended up with:<br> <br> siteground.com to host my Wordpress blog<br> Godaddy to do my DNS<br> A cheap Linux virtual server to host my email (and for the occasional remote shell access, etc), and some throw-away file web/ftp hosting (i.e. poor man's dropbox)<br> <br> I'm paying roughly $13 to Rackspace for my virtual server which includes 256mb RAM and 10gb storage. There are much cheaper options available these days (in fact today I signed up to try a Digital Ocean Xen-based virtual server for $5/mo for 512mb RAM and 24gb SSD storage).<br> <br> Depending on the reasons you're considering moving away from your own server, some of this info may or may not be helpful :)<br> <br> -- Jonathan<br> <br> </div> </blockquote> <br> </body> </html> <p></p> -- <br /> <br /> --- <br /> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups &= quot;ACLUG Discussion" group.<br /> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an e= mail to <a href=3D"mailto:aclug-discussion+unsubscribe-/[email protected]">ac= lug-discussion+unsubscribe-/[email protected]</a>.<br /> For more options, visit <a href=3D"https://groups.google.com/d/optout">http= s://groups.google.com/d/optout</a>.<br /> --------------080106000807010708000806--