What should I be aware of as far as limitations on a Raq that I want to use for personal sites and perhaps a few for my friends. Is there a limitation on flexibility, ie: named pop & smtp servers, subdomains, etc.? I'd be getting it for the flexibility and cpu, which I assume will blow off shared servers.

Where would be a good place to sign up for one and where are good places to study up on them or get help (besides here)?

Do any Raq hosting outfits have -zero- setup fees? My wife opens my credit card bills....;)

Thanks!

try rackshack

this is by far one of the best places to learn more about the raq. just read through the many pages of posts and take your time.

other good places:

cobalt users lists
http://www.cobalt.com/support/resources/usergroups.html

cobalt raq forums
http://supportforum.sun.com/cgi-bin/WebX.cgi?/cobalt.raq.general


rackshack forums
http://forum.rackshack.net/

4webspace forums
http://www.4webspace.com/forum/



there's few if any places that offer $0 setup. if so, they charge outrageous monthly fees. (i've seen places charging $50 for setup but $299 a month for a raq3. crazy stuff.)

http://www.rackshack.net/
raq4 - $250 setup + $99 a month. 300gb bandwidth

http://www.4webspace.com
raq3 = $99 a month. i can't find how much setup. dunno the bandwidth.

are two of the most popular at least in this forum. there are a few good posts on raq host companies.

i use a raq4i w/ 512mb from server rack as a dedicated server for one of my high bandwidth/resource websites(i also have 2 more small static sites on it), and have been EXTREMELY pleased with their support(haven't really had a huge emergency yet though) and performance. if they offered a tad more bandwidth and a few more IP's they'd be perfect in my opinion.

http://www.serverrack.net/
raq4i w/128mb ram = $100 setup + $95 a month. 65gb bandwidth.
AND, a one-time charge to go from 128 -> 512mb ram.


hope those links help.

Rackshack sounds pretty good. I dunno if I'd ever use 300 gigs. I'd rather have 200 gigs and a way to reboot the server. :)

I swung by serverrack.net and they still have their specials up, but the offer was over on Oct. 31. Now the setup fee is $200.

What kind of connectivity do they have? Their web site says nothing on the subject. No support BBS.. it looks like this place is real NEW... eh? I just noticed the June 2001 rollout date. Another plus would be the lack of sales tax vs. rackshack.

Thanks for the tips on where to get info. I need to study up on this.

I just signed up.


Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee:D

congrats, and good luck.

i have been with my raq for a little over a month, and here and the cobalt user lists have been the most valuable resources..

have fun.

I'm real happy that I got the Raq. It is all pretty easy so far.

NVM...

Zero setup fee is doable if you pre-pay for a full year.

Cobalt are a pain I guess to update it. You have to do it in sequence, the right kind of seq. I guess it takes time and at least few hours from my understanding.

If it was me, as a newbie.. it would take me a whole day.