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onthe
09-12-2001, 11:58 AM
Hi,
I am looking for a web hosting company for my personal use. I am a curious developer, and would like to be able to "play" with different languages.
(this site will use a limited bandwidth since I will be the only one to access the content).

REQUIRED FEATURES:
Unlimited Email
Unlimited Email Aliases
Unlimited Autoresponders
Mailing List
40 to 50MB Web Space (or more)
24 Hour FTP Access
99.9% Uptime Guarantee (or better)
ASP (+asp mail component if possible)
FrontPage Extension
PHP
ColdFusion
CGI/Perl (my own CGI-BIN dir)
SSI
.htpasswd (protected dir)
Shell/Telnet access
Database (doesn't have to be ODBC)
Site Stats
Control Panel

OPTIONAL FEATURES:
Web-Based Email
Unmetered Data Transfer
Toll-Free Technical Support
30 Day Money-Back Guarantee
Daily Backups
Custom 404 Error Page
RealAudio/Video
SSL Security
SQL Server 2000
Upload Component (e.g. ASP Simple)

I am looking for a reliable hosting service, welcome reviews, comments and suggestions. ;)

SoftWareRevue
09-12-2001, 12:18 PM
Just curious. . . . . .

If you're the only one accessing "content;" why then do you require things like "Unlimited Email, Unlimited Email Aliases, Unlimited Autoresponders, and Mailing List?"

Some clarification may help in suggesting a host.

onthe
09-12-2001, 12:24 PM
The domain name is mypersonalname.org, and members of my family have email addresses with 1stname@lastname.org. It's very true that I don't need unlimited (although the idea is always appealing), but 1,3,5,10,25 is not enough.

I don't work in the web industry (anymore), but want to continue having fun developing and testing ideas for my personal knowledge.

David@Digisurge
09-13-2001, 01:23 AM
You could always use a program like bigmailbox.com or everyone.net for your email. I have never had a problem with bigmailbox.com. Plus it is free(banner ad supported).

Haze
09-13-2001, 01:53 AM
Big Mail Box is good but they have a 4 mb account limit, which is a major disadvantage to pop email.

onthe
09-13-2001, 11:33 AM
ok,
excluding the pop accounts number, does anyone have a suggestion on a hosting company that would provide this service?
I would also like to mention that since it's just for "fun", i'd rather not have my own machine setup the way i want, which means i'm willing to compromise on some feature and have a reasonnable price.

onthe
09-13-2001, 05:37 PM
It is actually linux unix hosting, with php and htaccess it makes more sence