Not sure what you mean. I'm referring here to hosting with changes that are inside iWeb's network over which the client has no control.
On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 10:02 AM, Stephane Bakhos <[email protected]> wrote: > If you need proper sysadmins, hire a contractor. I've learned a long time > ago not to deal with any hosting company for support that ends up outside of > their network. > > On Thu, 29 Oct 2009, patricia campbell wrote: > >> Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:30:42 -0500 >> From: patricia campbell <[email protected]> >> Reply-To: Montreal Linux Users Group <[email protected]> >> To: Montreal Linux Users Group <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [MLUG] OT: Canadian Linux web host >> >> ime: >> >> With dedicated & rack you have control 'nuf said. >> >> With shared: >> If everything is plain vanilla and you don't need support and you >> don't mind imap timeouts then it doesn't matter where you host. On >> the other hand if you have *any* problems or try to change anything >> slightly out of the ordinary then you are sc***ed because you can be >> certain that iweb will mess it up. They have done so several times >> for me each time costing several days of wasted time and effort. >> They have negative credibility & goodwill from me. >> >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 9:11 AM, Pascal Charest >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> And I'll have to disagree with you guys on this one. >>> >>> I've had a few clients located at iWeb (shared, dedicated and rack) and >>> they >>> have been really happy with the general services. For the shared hosting, >>> the load of my clients servers rarely got over 1 or 2... which is great >>> when >>> you think the app show the load after a cpu intensive operation. >>> >>> Having a lot of questions for billing is normal when you deal with an >>> international provider (iWeb is local to us, but they deal all around the >>> world). I guess they don't like the idea of someone not paying their >>> bills. >>> >>> I do agree that reaching a sysadmin can be quite hard, but now they (an >>> an >>> entity) do answer really quickly to twitter messages... and who need a >>> sysadmin when their system is well managed (ok, this is more for >>> dedicated >>> and rack). >>> >>> >>> Pascal >>> >>> anti-disclaimer: I do NOT work for iWeb and they are NOT one of my >>> client. I >>> have client located at multiple locations (iWeb-couture, >>> iWeb-Ile-des-soeurs, Canix-downtown, Canix-Ile-des-soeurs, Peer1, >>> Hypertec), >>> so I guess I have a good based for comparison (mainly in leased rack >>> space >>> though) >>> >>> -- >>> Pascal Charest, skype: pascal.charest >>> Free software consultant @ Laboratoire Phoenix >>> http://www.labsphoenix.com >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 4:29 PM, David <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> I have to agree. I tried renting two dedicated servers from them and >>>> they wanted enough personal info to easily max out a credit card. Not >>>> to mention identity theft. They made me feel like I was trying to rip >>>> them off. >>>> >>>> >>>> David. >>>> >>>> >>>> patricia campbell wrote: >>>>> >>>>> iweb has HORRENDOUSLY BAD customer support & their shared hosting imap >>>>> has a lot of disconnects if you have control of your own server it >>>>> MIGHT be ok but avoid contacting them you'll waste time and money >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 11:14 PM, Stephane Bakhos >>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> You can always get a linux dedicated server from iweb, there wouldn't >>>>>> be >>>>>> any limitations then. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, 13 Oct 2009, [email protected] wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:00:53 -0400 >>>>>>> From: [email protected] >>>>>>> Reply-To: Montreal Linux Users Group <[email protected]> >>>>>>> To: Montreal Linux Users Group <[email protected]> >>>>>>> Subject: [MLUG] OT: Canadian Linux web host >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm looking for opinions on good Canadian web hosting provider for >>>>>>> personal use. I'm looking for something with sane price with no silly >>>>>>> fine prints and under Linux. (iWeb for example offers 600GB of disk >>>>>>> space but limits you to only your web site content on that disk >>>>>>> space, >>>>>>> beside, they are only on Windows) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> It's a big plus if the provider supports SSL/TLS for Emails with an >>>>>>> alternate SMTP port to bypass Videotron's outgoing port 25 block. >>>>>>> It's >>>>>>> also a big plus if the control panel is Direct Admin. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> mlug mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> https://listes.koumbit.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-listserv.mlug.ca >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> mlug mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> https://listes.koumbit.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-listserv.mlug.ca >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> mlug mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://listes.koumbit.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-listserv.mlug.ca >>> >>> >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > mlug mailing list > [email protected] > https://listes.koumbit.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-listserv.mlug.ca > > -- ___..____._..___._..___. ...|...|___/..|..|......|..|___| ...|...|.....\..|..|___.|..|.....| "I am always doing what I cannot do yet in order to learn how to do it." -Vincent Van Gogh _______________________________________________ mlug mailing list [email protected] https://listes.koumbit.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-listserv.mlug.ca
