I currently have a server with cari.net. For about $60/month I get root access on a Celeron 3GHz (dual core) with 4GB memory, 150GB disk and 2TB/month bandwidth. This is a real server sitting in a rack, and is way more than enough capacity for my needs (hosting email and a few small sites).
I've had this sytem for about 8 years, and normally every couple of years I upgrade the OS. cari.net provides me a new box with the new OS and I migrate my configuration, after which they move the IPs to the new box. cari.net is phasing out their low-end machines in favor of cloud systems and much more expensive (and powerful) "real" systems. To get something similar to what I have now would cost over $100/month, which I can't justify. Is there a local colo facility where I could rent a similar hardware setup, or maybe even just a 1U space where I could install my own box? All I'd really need is power and bandwidth. Boot console access would be nice but I've done fine without it. In 8 years I've had to ask cari.net for a manual reboot twice. Since I run an SMTP server, the only other requirement is IP addresses on a blacklist-clean class C block. Suggestions? -- Jim Garrison ([email protected]) PGP Keys at http://www.jhmg.net RSA 0x04B73B7F DH 0x70738D88 _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
