Mike, With that many domains you should look into either a dedicated or a Virtual Dedicated Server. What is your budget? I can set you up with either a dedicated or a semi-dedicated server depending on your budget.
Russ > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Kear [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 10:06 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: OT: looking for a hosting company to resell > > My current hosting company has annoyed me one too many times so now I'm > looking to move my business to a new server/servers. I'm sorry because > this > is off topic here, but I want to take my sites to a company that > understands > coldfusion. I'm a bit bored with having to ask for coldfusion things to > be > done several times before they get it right. > > At the moment I have 55 domains to move, mostly small low volume and/or > developer sites used for their own sites and staging sites for their > poject. And I want to expand. Not quite ready to afford dedicated > server yet, so I need shared hosting. I am reasonably open minded about > price, but of course I cant pay just anything i have to keep a mind to the > prices I will have to charge my clients. > > I have approached 3 Australian companies who have their machines in the > USA, > and even though I havent mentioned price yet, they dont seem interested in > following up on it. > > Here are some of the things I need: > > > Windows platform > > *Server Technologies:* > > - CFMX7 updated and current > - PHP > - ASP > - .ASP.NET > - Perl (for the slow-learning thrillseekers) > > *CFMX Restrictions* > > - Few disabled tags. Preferably none disabled (many of the sites I > host are staging sites for other systems) > > *Databases:* > > - SQLServer2000 + > - MySQL > - Access > > *Miscellaneous* > > - Control panel so my clients can set up site features, and i can set > up client sites without needing the support people to do it for me. > Helm > is my CP of choice. > - Mail server including webmail > - Site stats for every site viewable by my clients (I'm sick of > writing my own stats modules and installing them for clients .. it > ought to > be something provided standard by hosting companies) > > *Support:* > > - As an absolute minimum - support staff on duty during the Australian > business hours, not just the business hours where the machine is > installed. > - set up CFmappings and CF DSNs either through the control panel or > with a response time measured in terms of less than 6 hours > > > *Business:* > * > > - *No contact from the hosting company to my clients. > - Bill me for the resources used or allocated to me and I'll look > after biling the individual site owners > - I want to brand the control panel etc for my clients > - Uptime guarantee - if the server fails for more than the agreed > amount of the time, a discount is applied to my payment. (after all I > have > to grant the same to my customers!) > - I'm open about the basis of calculating my payment, but i prefer not > to have a whole list of $1 for this, $2 for that, $0.50 for that - > being > nickeled and dimed to death. By preference I'd like to pay a total > amount > for everything I have allocated to me and let me figure out what to > charge > my clients for. > - It would be good to have some kind of transition period to allow me > to move my domains in without having to pay in both locations. > > If you're interested please dont respond on list, email me at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > Cheers > Mike Kear > Windsor, NSW, Australia > Certified Advanced ColdFusion Developer > AFP Webworks > http://afpwebworks.com > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:230951 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
