From: RobertB 

In article , "Geo."
 wrote:

> "RobertB"  wrote in message
> news:missinglink-EC9B0F.10275305062007{at}news.barkto.com...
>
> > - Do they all allow you to FTP files and create subdirectories, change
> > permissions on those directories, etc.? It seems some try to
"simplify"
> > life by providing a Web interface and site builder.
>
> If you are looking to be able to assign usernames/passwords for access to
> parts of your site then you will want someone who hosts on unix since it
> does that best.

Don't need that feature. It's really simply a Web presence and a place for
me to store a CV and some contact information. Not much more than that. My
last site, hosted at my former ISP, was maybe 5 MB in size with very little
traffic. I'm not anticipating much more than that this time around.


>
> > - Is there anything other than price that I need to consider? I'd prefer
> > to use a host that does not get regularly blacklisted.
>
> Best advice, stay away from the hosts who have long lists of capabilities
> (php especially) since they usually get rooted pretty regularly. You can't
> provide everything and remain secure.

OK. A lot of them seem to offer that.

>
> I would start with a free host (check to see if your ISP provides free
> homepage websites as most do), see if it works for you. If not then try a

Yes, but the free hosts force you to post ads I think. I want a clean
looking Web site.


> cheap host ($5/month) and see how that works. Work your way up till you have
> what you need. One thing you don't want to do is give up control of your
> domain to the free or cheap hosts, you need to remain in control of it so
> make sure only you can change the DNS server settings at your registrar,
> someone else can do the actual dns if you like but you need to remain in
> control of pointing the domain to whatever DNS servers are hosting the
> actual zone. That way you can move to a new host whenever you feel the need.

Right. I have registered one domain name at Tucows already. I thought it
might be good to register the name separately. I know some hosting services
promise to do it all for you.
>
> As others mentioned, we (netlink) do hosting but you should try the free and
> cheap places first to get a good feel for what you need then I can say if
> it's a good match for the type of hosting we do. Mostly we host sites that
> are html/asp based and require security and availability.

Security and availability are always welcome.  I don't see why I
would need php (or even asp for that matter). I'm not planning to use any
Flash on the site either.
>
> As for support, that's what these groups are good for. .

Yeah. That's true. I haven't designed the site yet, so it may be a while
before I'm ready to go live, but can you give me some idea of cost? You can
e-mail me or point me to your Web address. Obviously, I don't need my own
dedicated machine, just space on a server.

>
> Geo.

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