You're saving my neck, man. Thanks!!! V On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 11:10 AM, Ryan Lynch <ryan.b.ly...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 10:56, Victor Subervi <victorsube...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > YES, that is what I want! How do I google this service? Or just flat-out > > recommend one for me (or both). Googling "high-end virtual dedicated > > servers" gave me *one* company...in England. I'd prefer the states (or > > Caribbean, where I reside). > > Thanks, > > V > > > > On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 10:55 PM, geremy condra <debat...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 2:52 PM, Victor Subervi < > victorsube...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > Hi; > >> > Completely OT, but my back's up against the wall. I'm convinced that > the > >> > reason my codes keep breaking--and even stable installations of s/w > from > >> > SourceForge such as SimpleMail--on the hosts I've been using is > because > >> > their hardware should have conservatively been trashed 5 years ago. > It's > >> > simply impossible to code around garbage. My ultimate solution will be > >> > to > >> > colo two of my own servers (for redundancy), but for a few months > while > >> > I > >> > get built back up, I still need to find some place where I can get my > >> > client's sites up and running or I'll never be able to earn a > paycheck. > >> > I'm > >> > more than happy to pay $100/mo or even more. I don't want one of those > >> > $99/mo dedicated server plans, either, because their hardware is trash > >> > too. > >> > I've been in this game long enough to figure these guys out. What I > need > >> > is > >> > a virtual server with some small company that has hardware that was > >> > purchased in this century not the last one. But I don't know where to > >> > find > >> > the same. Google just brings up all the GoDaddys and eNoms of the > world. > >> > Any > >> > ideas? > >> > TIA, > >> > Victor > >> > >> I've had good luck with high-end virtual dedicated servers. They > >> can be pricey, but since a single machine going down tends to > >> earn them a lot of ire, IME they work a bit harder to keep > >> everything running. > > > WebHostingTalk is a pretty rich source of info for hosting services, > generally: > > * http://www.webhostingtalk.com/ > > They have a forum dedicated to discussions of VPS hosting services, > and another forum where VPS hosting vendors can post ads, links, > coupons, etc. It's a good place to start shopping, and the reviews > should give you a pretty good idea of what to expect from different > providers. > > FWIW, here's a few words of advice, based on my early VPS experiences: > > - Avoid OpenVZ platforms, if you can help it. No matter what the > vendor promises you, they are full of little "gotchas" and > limitations, and they will drive you nuts. > - With managed or unmanaged VPS hosting, you get what you pay for, or > worse. If they charge you $10/month for a 512MB RAM VPS instance, you > can count on dangerously incompetent tech support and lots of > downtime. > - Avoid VAServ, which also operates the FSCKVPS and CheapVPS brands > for unmanaged VPS instances. > > But those are just what I learned from my personal horror stories, > take it with a grain of salt. > > -Ryan >
-- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
