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to: RobertB
from: George Sherwood
date: 2007-06-07 20:37:14
subject: Re: Web host recommendations

From: George Sherwood 

RobertB wrote:
> In article ,
>  "Glenn Meadows"  wrote:
>
>> Personally I HATE GoDaddy.
>>
>> Tried to email someone who had mail thru a GoDaddy based site, and they had
>> us on some errant black list.  Couldn't' raise anyone to get us removed.
>> (We're not a spammer, never have been, never were, our mail server is clean
>> an kosher).  Spent days, never got thru to a live person, always was
>> directed to send an email.  Don't think it ever got resolved.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Glenn M.
>>  wrote in message
>> news:c08012.c5823d{at}FidoNet.no-ip.info...
>>> Hello RobertB,
>>>
>>> On 05/Jun/07 at 10:27 you wrote:
>>>
>>> R> Does anyone have recommendations? I don't want to use a free
>>> R> service.
>>>
>>>  I use Godaddy for my work website.  I use both their free service for
>>> some
>>> personal pages, and their pay service for work.  Cost was very cheap and
>>> there
>>> has been no downtime / issues and they have a TON of bandwith. :)
>>>
>>> R> - Does it matter if they are local or not?
>>>
>>>  I'm in Canada, I think Godaddy is in land of the earthquakes?
>>>
>>> R> - Do they all allow you to FTP files and create subdirectories,
>>>
>>>  Godaddy allows FTP access / Subdirectories etc.
>>>
>>> R> change permissions on those directories, etc.? It seems
some try to
>>>
>>>  Not sure on that one.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Shawn
>>>
>>> ---
>
> Yeah, GoDaddy is cheap, but I have my doubts about them.

I am not sure about the problem Glenn had with mail, but I have two sites
on GoDaddy and I have been very happy.  I just recently switched my email
account there, so we will see what happens.

George

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