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to: RobertB
from: Glenn Meadows
date: 2007-06-10 12:40:00
subject: Re: Web host recommendations

From: "Glenn Meadows" 

Most expect you to do that, OR charge you for doing that.

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Glenn M.
"RobertB"  wrote in message
news:missinglink-90205D.13240910062007{at}news.barkto.com...
> 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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