From: globular on
Dr. Sir John Howard, AC, WSCMoF > wrote:
> globular wrote:
>> Dr. Sir John Howard, AC, WSCMoF > wrote:
>>> globular wrote:
>>>> Craig Welch wrote:
>>>>> globular wrote:
>>>>>> Jerry wrote:
>>>>>>> What are people's recommendations for cheap and reliable web
>>>>>>> hosting?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Can I expect to get something for less than $20/month? I need at
>>>>>>> least 100MB storage for downloading a demo app.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I heard servergrade is cheap but I've seen some bad reviews.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Wondering how many of the web site hosters allow you to use telnet
>>>>>> access or something like it to set up scripts, or programs like
>>>>>> gnupg.
>>>>>
>>>>> I would be *very* surprised if a hosting provider allowed you to
>>>>> use Telnet.
>>>>>
>>>>> Most, including myself, allow for SSH.
>>>>
>>>> SSH is only a file transferring program isn't it, a more secure
>>>> version of ftp?
>>>
>>> Nope. Ssh is a 'secure shell' connection. A secure alternative to
>>> telnet.
>>>
>> Okay. I'm trying to remember the secure ftp alternative I used a
>> while ago.
>
> Perhaps scp?
>
>> It's just that I set something up using telnet some years ago now, and
>> much has changed since.
>> Could you upload c source code files and then compile into an
>> executable using ssh?
>
> ssh is a secure telnet replacement. So anything you can do with telnet,
> you can do with ssh. But ssh can take extra command line args.
>
The question remains, which hosters allow you to do this?
From: Jerry on

"Craig Welch" <craig(a)pacific.net.sg> wrote in message
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>>>
>>> Perhaps scp?
>>>
>>>> It's just that I set something up using telnet some years ago now, and
>>>> much has changed since.
>>>> Could you upload c source code files and then compile into an
>>>> executable using ssh?
>>>
>>> ssh is a secure telnet replacement. So anything you can do with telnet,
>>> you can do with ssh. But ssh can take extra command line args.
>>>
>> The question remains, which hosters allow you to do this?
>
> Well me, for one. You can use SFTP to upload, and of course you can
> compile. The compiler is a standard Linux component.
>

How can I be sure that a web host will not have down time?

Are there measurements/statistics for this sort of thing?



From: Jerry on

"Craig Welch" <craig(a)pacific.net.sg> wrote in message
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> Jerry wrote:
>
>> How can I be sure that a web host will not have down time?
>
> You can't. All web hosts have down time. Components fail.
>
>> Are there measurements/statistics for this sort of thing?
>
> Yes, but even a good hosting system will have different figures for
> different servers within its complex.
>

Are there any websites that provide statistics on this?


From: Rod Speed on
Craig Welch wrote
> Jerry wrote

>> How can I be sure that a web host will not have down time?

> You can't. All web hosts have down time. Components fail.

It is however perfectly possible to ensure that component failure isnt visible to users of the system.

>> Are there measurements/statistics for this sort of thing?

> Yes, but even a good hosting system will have different figures for different servers within its complex.


From: globular on
Jerry wrote:
> "Craig Welch" <craig(a)pacific.net.sg> wrote in message
> news:hidmmd$86p$1(a)speranza.aioe.org...
>>>> Perhaps scp?
>>>>
>>>>> It's just that I set something up using telnet some years ago now, and
>>>>> much has changed since.
>>>>> Could you upload c source code files and then compile into an
>>>>> executable using ssh?
>>>> ssh is a secure telnet replacement. So anything you can do with telnet,
>>>> you can do with ssh. But ssh can take extra command line args.
>>>>
>>> The question remains, which hosters allow you to do this?
>> Well me, for one. You can use SFTP to upload, and of course you can
>> compile. The compiler is a standard Linux component.
>>
>
> How can I be sure that a web host will not have down time?
>
> Are there measurements/statistics for this sort of thing?
>
>
>

And how many hosts are really at the mercy of another system, and say
tough luck when it gets overcrowded?
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