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to: Geo.
from: RobertB
date: 2007-06-10 13:24:08
subject: Re: Web host recommendations

From: RobertB 

In article , "Geo."
 wrote:

> "John Beckett"  wrote in message
> news:n2im63h6d91nud3o3lmooj393flc5hq7a4{at}4ax.com...
>
> > a name to an IP, it sends two DNS queries for an IPv6 address. After that
> > it figures it may as well try IPv4 (just in case!). I've seen Windows do
> > much morre silly things.
>
> Yet another reason to disable IPv6 if you aren't using it.
>
> > For example, if it's free or under $10/year, I don't see how it could be
> > reliable - hence Geo's question about whether you mind if it goes offline
> > for two weeks.
>
> Most are fairly reliable and from his answers I don't see a problem with
> using a free or really cheap service at least as a place to start. But I
> should mention when you do this, these places don't keep backups so you need
> to keep a copy of your site for when something happens.

They don't back up their servers?

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