On Sun, Dec 6, 2015 at 5:57 PM, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@shentel.net> wrote:
> On Sunday 06 December 2015 03:47:55 Joe wrote: > > > On Sat, 5 Dec 2015 18:24:22 -0500 (EST) > > > > Stephen Powell <zlinux...@wowway.com> wrote: > > > On Sat, 28 Nov 2015 10:15:08 -0500 (EST), mister s jones wrote: > > > > On Saturday, November 28, 2015 09:49:47 Stephen Powell wrote: > > > >> So, does anyone wish to share their experiences, good or bad? Is > > > >> there anyone you wish to recommend? Is there anyone you want to > > > >> warn me to stay away from? All opinions are welcome. > > > > > > > > I personally have been here for years and I like them > > > > > > > > http://debian-hosting.info/ > > > > > > > > Prices are reasonable and service has been great. > > > > > > I checked out their web site, and they seem like a good outfit. But > > > I must admit, I'm totally lost. Allow me to explain. > > > > > > My old web site was pure HTML. No ASP, no PHP, no SQL. It's just > > > pure information, with some links for downloading files. I'm not a > > > business trying to set up a web site so that customers can order > > > stuff from me. I just want to publish free information for the > > > public. It's mostly tech stuff about Debian. > > > > > > When I created my old web site, All I did to manage it was use FTP > > > to upload and download files. By convention, the home page was > > > "index.htm". Any other pages could be linked to from that page. > > > The only thing that I would like to change is to use SSL-encrypted > > > FTP, so that my password won't be sent over the network in clear > > > text. I must admit that I don't understand this brave new world of > > > web hosting. Looking at debian-hosting's web site, I'm totally lost > > > as to how I would mangage my account. What I'm looking for is > > > something similar to what I had before. Is there anything like that > > > out there? Or can I manage a debian-hosting account that way? > > > > Apart from the SSL bit, which is a specific question-answer issue, > > there should be no trouble doing things the old way. I have a site > > serving some PCB-specific information which is pure HTML, not a script > > in sight at either end of proceedings. The pages are generated by a > > script from standard gEDA symbol and footprint files, but here at > > home, and the HTML is uploaded traditionally. > > Its not that hard to setup your own server right at home if you have a > machine running 24/7 which 4 of the 5 on my local net do. Just don't > put it on port 80 because the ISP's block that for incoming in order to > force you to put it on their machines. The web site in the sig, is in > fact on /this/ machine. No fancy scripts, just apache2. That port is > the only port my router, running DD-WRT, forwards to any local > address/machine, and its running in a login-less username sandbox and > has been for quite a few years with zero security issues. Nearly a > decade in fact. > Yes if you already have existing servers running 24/7 and dedicated public IP, then no additional cost. But if no existing server at home, renting a service is cheaper. > > The downside is the slower up-link speed when you look at a pix or > download something. Be my guest as the present traffic is only about 10% > of my data cap. > > The upside is no commercials except the front age pix of me & the missus, > but now we are a decade & change older. And I am about 50 lbs lighter in > deference to being a DM-II. > > Cheers, Gene Heskett > -- > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > -Ed Howdershelt (Author) > Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> > > -- Java <http://javadevnotes.com/java-sort-array-examples> and Groovy <http://grails.asia/groovy-list-tutorial-and-examples>
