Re: Windows CF8 VPS?

2008-04-01 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Dave l wrote: CT servers also dont have ANY protection whatsoever on them, not even a decent firewall. Considering every operating system has a decent firewall build in I find that hard to believe. Jochem ~| AdobeĀ®

RE: Windows CF8 VPS?

2008-04-01 Thread Adrian Lynch
Hey Dave, I have the entry level VPS at HMS and it seems a little unstable too. Did you ever find out what was causing it or did you just move server? Adrian -Original Message- From: Dave l [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 31 March 2008 21:15 To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Windows CF8 VPS

RE: Windows CF8 VPS?

2008-04-01 Thread Adrian Lynch
Just so everybody knows, I'll do the changing of wallpaper for half the quoted price of CT! :OD Adrian -Original Message- From: Jim Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 31 March 2008 21:51 To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Windows CF8 VPS? How much should they charge if I call them and ask

Re: Windows CF8 VPS?

2008-03-31 Thread Dave l
Calling a hosting provider to set a mapping on YOUR box should cost you. Having that host install CF ON HIS BOX should cost him. IT'S HIS BOX. ok so they should have charged him $300 or whatever it was for what should have been 1 minute of their time... yeah thats a great deal jim!! SIGN ME

RE: Windows CF8 VPS?

2008-03-31 Thread Jason Durham
Seems like I've sparked a bit of a debate. Heh I'm not afraid of being responsible for the box. The company I work for is a Microsoft partner and we have several technicians versed in Winders. I have considered everyone's suggestions and spoke with many of the hosts mentioned. I'm trying to

RE: Windows CF8 VPS?

2008-03-31 Thread Jason Durham
BTW, CrystalTech doesn't offer VPS so the point is moot. :-) Their 'semi-dedicated' is just a shared box. -Original Message- From: Jason Durham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 3:46 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Windows CF8 VPS? Seems like I've sparked a bit

RE: Windows CF8 VPS?

2008-03-31 Thread Jim Davis
-Original Message- From: Dave l [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 4:15 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Windows CF8 VPS? Calling a hosting provider to set a mapping on YOUR box should cost you. Having that host install CF ON HIS BOX should cost him. IT'S HIS BOX

RE: Windows CF8 VPS?

2008-03-31 Thread Russ
, 2008 4:46 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Windows CF8 VPS? Seems like I've sparked a bit of a debate. Heh I'm not afraid of being responsible for the box. The company I work for is a Microsoft partner and we have several technicians versed in Winders. I have considered everyone's

RE: Windows CF8 VPS?

2008-03-31 Thread Jason Durham
FWIW, I was talking about a local colo. :-) -Original Message- From: Russ [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 4:04 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Windows CF8 VPS? The colo @ HMS sounds right for you. We've been doing that for some of our servers (as well as doing

RE: Windows CF8 VPS?

2008-03-31 Thread Russ
VPS? FWIW, I was talking about a local colo. :-) -Original Message- From: Russ [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 4:04 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Windows CF8 VPS? The colo @ HMS sounds right for you. We've been doing that for some of our servers (as well

RE: Windows CF8 VPS?

2008-03-31 Thread Jason Durham
: RE: Windows CF8 VPS? Not sure what you mean by a local colo. Do you mean at a local hosting company? Are they reliable? Do they have good support? While HMS has had downtime, it has been minimal, at least for us, and from my limited experience, I would say that they're coming in at a close

RE: Windows CF8 VPS?

2008-03-31 Thread Jim Davis
-Original Message- From: Jason Durham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 4:48 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Windows CF8 VPS? BTW, CrystalTech doesn't offer VPS so the point is moot. :-) I'm curious tho' - why consider only VPS and not dedicated? I was under

RE: Windows CF8 VPS?

2008-03-31 Thread Jim Davis
-Original Message- From: Jason Durham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 5:05 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Windows CF8 VPS? FWIW, I was talking about a local colo. :-) What's local? I had lots of options in Boston for local colo, but there aren't that many

Re: Windows CF8 VPS?

2008-03-31 Thread Charlie Griefer
On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 2:44 PM, Jim Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm curious tho' - why consider only VPS and not dedicated? I was under the impression that VPS was, mostly, just a way to provide dedicated-like features at a cost savings. Am I missing something? And not really worth

RE: Windows CF8 VPS?

2008-03-31 Thread Jason Durham
I'm in St. Louis, Missouri. :) -Original Message- From: Jim Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 4:48 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Windows CF8 VPS? -Original Message- From: Jason Durham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 5:05 PM

RE: Windows CF8 VPS?

2008-03-31 Thread Jason Durham
To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Windows CF8 VPS? -Original Message- From: Jason Durham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 4:48 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Windows CF8 VPS? BTW, CrystalTech doesn't offer VPS so the point is moot. :-) I'm curious tho' - why consider

RE: Windows CF8 VPS?

2008-03-31 Thread Russ
CF8 VPS? I'm in St. Louis, Missouri. :) -Original Message- From: Jim Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 4:48 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Windows CF8 VPS? -Original Message- From: Jason Durham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March

RE: Windows CF8 VPS?

2008-03-31 Thread Jim Davis
-Original Message- From: Charlie Griefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 5:49 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Windows CF8 VPS? On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 2:44 PM, Jim Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm curious tho' - why consider only VPS and not dedicated

RE: Windows CF8 VPS?

2008-03-31 Thread Jim Davis
-Original Message- From: Jason Durham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 5:57 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Windows CF8 VPS? I considered VPS mainly because of cost. It was an easy sale to the people who write checks around here. We have several shared accounts

Re: Windows CF8 VPS?

2008-03-31 Thread Gerald Guido
What about Amazon? They finally have static IPs, I saw that too. Amazon EC2 is starting to look like a viable alternative to VPS's and dedicated servers. If you are comfortable with Linux that is. Managing a Windows server is one thing. Linux? TThat is a whole nother ball of wax. And on top of

Re: Windows CF8 VPS?

2008-03-30 Thread Dave l
Yes Jim but if he is not satisfied with the support then common logic would say that he DOES need support in which case he'd be SOL at crystal tech because that price comes with exactly 0 support and if you do need support they rape and pillage you there. If you can afford the year in advance

RE: Windows CF8 VPS?

2008-03-30 Thread Jim Davis
-Original Message- From: Dave l [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 5:32 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Windows CF8 VPS? Yes Jim but if he is not satisfied with the support then common logic would say that he DOES need support in which case he'd be SOL at crystal

RE: Windows CF8 VPS?

2008-03-30 Thread William Seiter
than installing your own 'local' version? 4. Are there any other software/ancilliary costs that should be taken into account? William ::-Original Message- ::From: Jim Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ::Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 3:26 PM ::To: CF-Talk ::Subject: RE: Windows CF8 VPS

RE: Windows CF8 VPS?

2008-03-30 Thread Jim Davis
-Original Message- From: William Seiter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 6:32 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Windows CF8 VPS? Having never gone the way of using a dedicated box for my personal sites, I was wondering. 1. What usually is preloaded

Re: Windows CF8 VPS?

2008-03-30 Thread Dave l
Like I have said before.. I work with a guy who has a dedicated box at ct and it's a joke, i have never seen someone break more things (including a 3 day old loaded mbp) over their service. As far as charging for PITA.. well my personal fav was when he needed at virtual mapping made to a

Re: Windows CF8 VPS?

2008-03-30 Thread Casey Dougall
On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 9:56 PM, Dave l [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: CT servers also dont have ANY protection whatsoever on them, not even a decent firewall. I'd just point out, this is not uncommon for ANY hosting company... Firewalls are not normally a part of the package. Doesn't matter

RE: Windows CF8 VPS?

2008-03-30 Thread Jim Davis
-Original Message- From: Dave l [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 9:57 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Windows CF8 VPS? Like I have said before.. I work with a guy who has a dedicated box at ct and it's a joke, i have never seen someone break more things

RE: Windows CF8 VPS?

2008-03-30 Thread Jim Davis
-Original Message- From: Casey Dougall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 10:32 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Windows CF8 VPS? On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 9:56 PM, Dave l [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: CT servers also dont have ANY protection whatsoever on them

Re: Windows CF8 VPS?

2008-03-27 Thread Charlie Griefer
ahphosting.net get $10 off with the code found on the banner on the right side of http://www.houseoffusion.com/ :) On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 4:43 PM, Jason Durham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm currently evaluating HostMySite's entry level CF VPS and am dissatisfied with the performance and

RE: Windows CF8 VPS?

2008-03-27 Thread Jim Davis
-Original Message- From: Jason Durham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 7:44 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Windows CF8 VPS? I'm currently evaluating HostMySite's entry level CF VPS and am dissatisfied with the performance and support. Can anybody recommend

Re: Windows CF8 VPS?

2008-03-27 Thread James Holmes
Viviotech (http://www.viviotech.net/hosting_vps.cfm). Your budget will buy a very decent CF8 box if you do the management. On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 8:43 AM, Jason Durham wrote: I'm currently evaluating HostMySite's entry level CF VPS and am dissatisfied with the performance and support. Can

Re: Windows CF8 VPS?

2008-03-27 Thread Gerald Guido
From what I have read here and other places hosting is a crap shoot. Nobody is ever !00% happy. Evar. I have many dedicated servers over the years. I have had good experiences with Value web: http://www.valueweb.com/index.htm And Cari.net. http://cari.net/ Except for one Linux fan boy that

Re: Windows CF8 VPS?

2008-03-27 Thread Adam Haskell
I am using VPSland with no problems. They have the new XL servers with 2008, I am not on that plan though. Adam Haskell On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 7:43 PM, Jason Durham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm currently evaluating HostMySite's entry level CF VPS and am dissatisfied with the performance and