dyc — Sun, 29 Aug 1999 16:22:00 +0000

Shell access to a server means you can connect to the server's command line. I'll assume that you're using Windows; the Windows command line can be accessed via Start/Programs/MS-Dos Prompt. If you're just making a plain-vanilla web page, you shouldn't need it. If, however, you are using CGI scripts, databases, etc. it is very useful and sometimes necessary.

Telnet is the name of the protocol used to access the shell. It's much like HTTP is the protocol used to access a web page. Most good hosts also allow you to use the SSH protocol to access the shell; SSH is faster and completely secure.

Fri, 27 Aug 1999 21:12:00 +0000

Hey Dan! I think I have the answers to your questions

> What is the difference between dedicated and not dedicated servers?

A dedicated server means you have complete control over the server - only your sites will be placed on the server. You will be able to decide what programs run on it, how they run, etc. You have complete control over the server, you just don't own the actual hardware.

A non-dedicated server, also referred to as a virtual server, is a lot of Web Sites on one server. This is what a host does - they split up the resources (space, bandwidth, e-mail accounts, etc.) for each site. Usually, a virtual server will do the job unless you are running extremely resource intense sites or very popular sites. Thus, you will share the server with other Webmasters (usually upwards of 200 or more, depending on the server configuration) and you will all share the price of the server.

For your site, I would think a virtual server would do the job without a problem.

> What does telnet do, and why would I need it? I've heard the word "shell" associated with it: explain please?

Telnet is a just a way to navigate a UNIX system. One of the most common uses of telnet is the setting up of CGI scripts... You can debug them, run them, set file permissions, etc. Telnet is just a window to the shell of a UNIX machine.

The shell of a UNIX machine is kind of like having root access to the server (complete control over the server), but it is limited to your domain. It allows you to do root level functions without actually having root level access... I don't know if that made sense? ... There are many uses for telnet.

If you have questions, I would be more than happy to give you some answers. You can contact me via ICQ (31723855) or by e-mail (chad@dids.com). We could discuss your site a little more in depth and your plans and from there, I could give you some more very specific answers.

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ShortyDCT — Fri, 27 Aug 1999 18:06:00 +0000

OK, thanks again, I was confusing pop3s with aliases... since my dad's ISP at the office is snet net, each of his employees has a snet net email address.... meaning we would only need like 10 forwarding email addresses... which all of these places do for free. I'll keep looking... and i'll post any more questions as they come to me!

(this place is amazingly helpfull... thanks guys! )

OK, a couple things I need explained to me: what is the difference between dedicated and not dedicated servers? And telnet: what does it do, why would I need it? I've heard the word "shell" associated with it: explain please? thanks!!
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gregb — Fri, 27 Aug 1999 02:13:00 +0000

Actually, NetAddress (www.netaddress.com) offers pop accounts, but for a montly fee. If you need lots of individual pop email addresses, I would reccomend opening accounts with hotmail or yahoo, then downloading the Cwebmail program (www.cwebmail.com) which will allow you to use these accounts with any pop compatible email program (Eudora, Netscape Messenger, Microsoft Outlook, etc)

dyc — Fri, 27 Aug 1999 00:48:00 +0000

Oh yes, Paradigm Web. They offer unlimited transfer. In my book, this automatically means "forget it".

If you don't believe me, call up your local phone company or ISP and ask for a flat-fee Internet connection with unlimited bandwidth. After all, your web host has one, so they must exist... right?

dyc — Fri, 27 Aug 1999 00:44:00 +0000

http://www.pair.com/ -

For your simple site, the FTP account should do very well. It's very cheap - $5.95 per month - but the performance & reliability are excellent. They have 4 OC-3 circuits to three different backbones - not many providers can say that! - and they also have a CGI gateway to their server's uptime information (via their support page). The server I'm on has not been down ONCE and it's load is virtually always under 0.3, and usually closer to 0.03(this is very low load).

POP accounts with them are a slight problem: they charge $1/month per account, which when you're looking at 10 is a bit pricey. (Of course, you can have as many "aliases" - addresses which forward to other addresses - as you want.) Try a dedicated e-mail provider for that. Actually, I think http://www.netaddress.com provides POP accounts for free, and you can forward mail there from your account (don't know what their service is like, though).

gregb — Wed, 25 Aug 1999 20:41:00 +0000

Dan, in response to your question whether Communitech.net, with their 350 mb hosting plan, would charge extra for you to setup a subdomain for yourself, the answer is that you can setup up to 25 subdomains for free

ShortyDCT — Wed, 25 Aug 1999 20:20:00 +0000

ok, thanks for the info, i'm gonna have to check them all out. Now, if we get 350 mb and my dad's site takes up like 15, and he is at www.tuckerassociates.com (I assume the hoster configures it so that www.hostname.com/dad is shown at www.tuckerassociates.com), then if I wanted http://dan.tuckerassociates.com for my personal use with the rest of the ftp space, how would we do this? could we do it ourselves? would they charge $$ to set that sub-domain (that what they call 'em?) up? please explain. thanks.

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CWebNetCo — Tue, 24 Aug 1999 22:25:00 +0000

Hello,

Welcome to TWF! Glad you come around and ask for help. There are tons of ISP that you can find but try be wise and pick what you want not what they want. I hope you will find right provider for your business to success.

I suppose you are hosting by EarthLink, right? I believe you want a better provider with beter services, features, guarantees? If so, I can find some providers that almost fit your need list however they do charge little more but overall it's the best shot. Here are the list:

1) ValueWeb (www.valueweb.net) $19.95 for 50MB Hosting

2) DIGIWEB (www.digiweb.com) $19.95 for 50MB Hosting

3) CommuniTech (www.communitech.net) $21.95 for 350MB Hosting and they have wonderful control panel.

4) iServer (www.iserver.com) 70MB Hosting for $59.95 but the best one ever I known all over.

5) FutureQuest (www.futurequest.net) Not sure what they offer but ehard it was good demand by customers screaming all over saying "FQ is the best".

6) DIDS (www.dids.com) - This ISP is host the webmaster-fourms.com site and I seems its a good company. No complains so far.

7) PCSID - (www.pcsid.com) - Heard it was a good company but not sure how the feature goes well or not.

There must be more host that I am trying to remember but thoses I already aware of but remember I didn't use all of thoses host in the past so I can't say how good they are. No guarantees!

Anything you need, please feel free to post your replies here and other people can also help you or you can e-mail me and I can guide you around.

Best of luck finding the ISP for your website.

Warm Regards,

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ShortyDCT — Tue, 24 Aug 1999 22:06:00 +0000

Hey guys, I'm currently designing a business' page (just happens to be my dad's business ) and here's what we need:

* 20-30 mb ftp space
* max x-fer/month doesn't matter: small engineering site...
* very high % uptime
* none of that stuff where they update once a day... most don't do that, but i was on one that did... pain in the butt!
* it will be at www.tuckerassociates.com and he wants all his employees to be bob@tuckerassociates.com i believe that's a pop3 email address, correct? well, we will need 10 of those (or unlimited if that's an option)
* $15/mo or under if possible!

ok, if you have any web hosters that you'd like to tell me about that could do this list for the site, please share! I have been told about one specific place that seems cheaper than most others: Digital Paradigm. Could you check it out for me and tell me how it stacks up? if it seems like a good one? http://www.paradigmweb.netI'm pretty new to the whole webmastering thing... so bear with me here! thanks.

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