On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:58:23 +1300 Brett Davidson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Steve Holdoway wrote: > > On Sat, 16 Feb 2008 22:26:33 +1300 > > Roy Britten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>> Roy should also tell us what he's doing and what he wants. There are > >>> ppl here who would anti up some space in some cases. > >>> > >> A colleague is looking for some commercial hosting options. > >> > >> Cheers, > >> Roy. > >> > > > > If that's the case, then it may well pay to be in the US. We are in Asia > > after all, and that's where all the spam comes from. > > > > Unfortunately, a lot of US businesses think that way, which is why all our > > servers are in New Jersey. > > > > Steve > > > > > Huh? Spam stays within regional boundaries? If you are not charged > differently for international traffic (a practise still continued here > by some ISP's) then maybe the US would be better. > The main reasons for staying local are : > Local Support > Speed > Regulatory compliance > NZ will never be cost-effective compared to the US - different economies > of scale. > > Brat. That's perfectly true, but only if your target market is local. For example, with software sales that's rarely ( you hope!!! ) the case, and, with the anti-Asian US thinking described above, you can easily cut yourself from a large potential market by staying in Godzone. (: Steve
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