Skip04 Posted December 23, 2006 Posted December 23, 2006 I use 1and1 too, and like laserred said, I've been happy with them, using them for around 3 years now. Nearly 100% uptime and pretty fast ftp. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shatteredsteel Posted December 23, 2006 Posted December 23, 2006 Built my own webserver, I have it running through my friends I-net connection. I think I have some free space if you want a host although no matter what host you use go with scp instead of ftp...much more secure and reliable... PM if you want me to look into the space I have available...(and yes it is a linux box...fully updated FC6, RKHunter, and daily log checks for hackers...) PS Our "Great" (Read LAME) forum is in my sig Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReelFiles Posted December 23, 2006 Posted December 23, 2006 Surprisingly, 1&1's templates were pretty decent, but I still feel kind of confined by the whole process, I guess I am just a bit oldskool in that way. So I think I might actually pick up some html books and play around with Photoshop and maybe Dreamweaver too even though I know diddly about the latter. Thanks for the offer shattered, I am gonna research my options thoroughly and post back with what I decide to go with. I am taking my time because I won't have much time to set up anything good until after the holidays anyways. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip04 Posted December 23, 2006 Posted December 23, 2006 Frontpage isn't too bad either, fairly easy to learn, with wysiwyg and html editing too, if you can get your hands on it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thasp Posted December 23, 2006 Posted December 23, 2006 You don't need a business account to host a server. You can run a server off of your home account, IF: a) Your upstream bandwidth is adequate for what you are trying to do. B) Your ISP doesn't cap(OOL is a joke here - they cap upstream like crazy so they can continue to put on paper the high speeds they offer) c) Your ISP has port 80 open. d) You don't mind people having to put the port number in the URL. Say, http://thasp.net:4000 - I have to put a port number because I can't use 80, because my ISP blocks it. e) You know how to setup a webserver from a linux machine(I can be of help with this). I do all of my hosting from home... free image hosting sucks, and so does paying for it. I have nearly 10 mbps up and a spare machine, it works well. Another benefit of homemade hosting is that you don't have to deal with that awful cpanel crap. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweak50 Posted December 23, 2006 Posted December 23, 2006 I run a website out of my apartment. Right now we do our domain hosting threw godaddy.com. Our local ISP blocks port 80. So what we did was have our server listen on port 2020 and then have godaddy forward our domain requests to mydomain.com:2020 and mask it so people dont know they were forwarded. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calvintang Posted December 23, 2006 Posted December 23, 2006 host pictures of your family for your friends and families and stalkers better yet, host some pics of stefanie swift Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
likewhoa Posted December 23, 2006 Posted December 23, 2006 ReelFiles if you need hosting let me know, i'll do it for free unless you're gonna do business from the domain or host 1000000000000 pr0n images without giving me access Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReelFiles Posted December 23, 2006 Posted December 23, 2006 Cool thanks for the offer, I'll let you know what I decide. You guys are the bomb, free offers for hosting, good advice, friendly chat. No wonder I dumped all my "real" friends for "virtual" ones Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebdoradz Posted December 23, 2006 Posted December 23, 2006 Cool thanks for the offer, I'll let you know what I decide. You guys are the bomb, free offers for hosting, good advice, friendly chat. No wonder I dumped all my "real" friends for "virtual" ones hehe why we dont do the same Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReelFiles Posted December 23, 2006 Posted December 23, 2006 I got a Christmas gift from AceGoober, the only one besides my family who is thoughtful enough. Pretty sad that my online friends are better people than my real-life acquaintances, but I would rather have one true online friend rather than a bunch of fake friends in real life. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_bowtie Posted December 23, 2006 Posted December 23, 2006 Man thats so true...I spend more time here than out in the world... YGPM.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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