On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 12:15 AM, Mike Marion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Jul 8, 2008, at 10:48 PM, Tyrion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> So the host that I've been using for the last few months really sucks, >> they have horrible support and an almost criminal auto-upgrade policy >> that you have to catch and opt out of or they charge you without >> authorization. Today, I just wanted to add an A record to my dns zone >> file and found out that I'm no longer able to manage my own dns since >> they "upgraded" their control panel. I'm done with them! >> >> Can anyone recommend a hosting service that doesn't suck? I use my >> domain mostly for email, but like to have a web page for testing >> purposes. Linux servers with LAMP are preferred, shell access would be >> awesome. Low price is a must. Tech support should at least be competent. > > I've been really happy with a slicehost.com slice. Basically you rent a xen > instance, so it's like having a colo host of your own without buying the > hardware. No worries about stupid control panels and do whatever you want > on the box really. Pick the distro to use. Various sizes for ram, disk > and monthly bandwidth allowance.
I've got a similar deal from linode.com. My particular account isn't using Xen, but overall it's virtually (ha!) the same thing. Linode is migrating to Xen, and new accounts might use it by default. While you can install whatever control panel you want to manage services within the box (webmin, virtualmin, etc.), they also have a Web-based control panel for managing disk images, DNS records, rebooting, and that sort of thing. You can even ssh into the host system and get a terminal right at the box in case you somehow render the machine inaccessible via the Internet. -- Brad Beyenhof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . http://augmentedfourth.com Have the courage to be ignorant of a great number of things, in order to avoid the calamity of being ignorant of everything. ~ Sydney Smith, English essayist and preacher (1771-1845) -- KPLUG-List@kernel-panic.org http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
