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Re: [OT] Soliciting Advice on e-mail and web-hosting providers

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On Sat, 28 Nov 2015 09:49:47 -0500 (EST)
Stephen Powell <zlinuxman@wowway.com> wrote:

>I currently get my internet connectivity, e-mail service, and web-hosting
>service from the same provider.  I recently complained to my ISP about
>backscatter SPAM I was getting from other people's infected machines
>that were sending out SPAM to invalid e-mail addresses and spoofing me
>as the sender.  (See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email_spoofing and
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backscatter_(email) for good articles about
>these subjects.)  Their response was to suspend my e-mail access and delete
>my web site!
>
>I finally got my e-mail access back, but my web site is still down.
>This experience has convinced me that tying my e-mail and web-hosting
>to my ISP is a bad idea.  The two extra services are free to subscribers
>to their internet access service, but I don't want problems in one area
>to adversely affect the other areas.  Clearly that is not the case now.
>
>So I am looking for a good e-mail provider and a good web-hosting provider.
>For the e-mail service I want a provider that has good protection against
>backscatter SPAM, provides a web-based e-mail client, and does not force
>me to view tons of ads in order to get to their web-mail client.  I want
>all transmission of credentials, particularly passwords, passed between
>the client and the server, to be encrypted, not sent across the network
>in clear text, where a sniffer operating in promiscuous mode could intercept
>them.  I also want the e-mail provider to work well with Debian mailing
>lists.  (I have heard, for example, that when gmail users post to a list
>to which they are subscribed they do not receive copies of their own posts.) 
>
>For web-hosting, I am looking for one which allows me to upload and download
>web pages and other files to my site via SSL-encrypted FTP, whether implicit
>or explicit SSL I don't care, so that passwords sent across the internet
>cannot be intercepted by a sniffer.
>
>Obviously, low cost is important too.  I'm not a business.  My web site is
>providing a public service for free.  There are no ads on my web site, and
>there is no money coming in to pay for the web hosting.  Another important
>consideration is that I don't want the service provider, e-mail or web-hosting,
>selling information about me to anyone.
>
>So, does anyone wish to share their experiences, good or bad?  Is there anyone
>you wish to recommend?  Is there anyone you want to warn me to stay away from?
>All opinions are welcome.
>

I have used Hostgator for a number of years. I am not a business, and
run 4 websites off my account. It costs me $10.00 US a month (Yes, it
is payable monthly.) I use what they call "Baby Croc". I have never
been hacked nor had the accounts frozen.

http://www.hostgator.com/shared



-- 
Charlie Kravetz
Linux Registered User Number 425914
[http://linuxcounter.net/user/425914.html]
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[OT] Soliciting Advice on e-mail and web-hosting providers Stephen Powell <zlinuxman@wowway.com> - 2015-11-28 16:00 +0100
  Re: [OT] Soliciting Advice on e-mail and web-hosting providers Renaud (Ron) OLGIATI <renaud@olgiati-in-paraguay.org> - 2015-11-28 16:20 +0100
  Re: [OT] Soliciting Advice on e-mail and web-hosting providers mister.s.jones@gmail.com - 2015-11-28 16:20 +0100
    Re: [OT] Soliciting Advice on e-mail and web-hosting providers Stephen Powell <zlinuxman@wowway.com> - 2015-12-06 00:30 +0100
      Re: [OT] Soliciting Advice on e-mail and web-hosting providers Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-12-06 00:50 +0100
        Re: [OT] Soliciting Advice on e-mail and web-hosting providers Stephen Powell <zlinuxman@wowway.com> - 2015-12-06 01:50 +0100
      Re: [OT] Soliciting Advice on e-mail and web-hosting providers John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-12-06 01:00 +0100
      Re: [OT] Soliciting Advice on e-mail and web-hosting providers Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2015-12-06 09:50 +0100
        Re: [OT] Soliciting Advice on e-mail and web-hosting providers Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2015-12-06 11:00 +0100
          Re: [OT] Soliciting Advice on e-mail and web-hosting providers Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2015-12-06 20:40 +0100
            Re: [OT] Soliciting Advice on e-mail and web-hosting providers Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2015-12-07 02:20 +0100
              Re: [OT] Soliciting Advice on e-mail and web-hosting providers Andrew McGlashan <andrew.mcglashan@affinityvision.com.au> - 2015-12-07 06:30 +0100
                Re: [OT] Soliciting Advice on e-mail and web-hosting providers Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2015-12-07 06:50 +0100
          Re: [OT] Soliciting Advice on e-mail and web-hosting providers Gener Badenas <gener.ong.badenas@gmail.com> - 2015-12-09 01:20 +0100
  Re: [OT] Soliciting Advice on e-mail and web-hosting providers John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-11-28 17:30 +0100
  Re: [OT] Soliciting Advice on e-mail and web-hosting providers Charlie Kravetz <cjk@teamcharliesangels.com> - 2015-11-28 18:00 +0100
  Re: [OT] Soliciting Advice on e-mail and web-hosting providers pascalv@sdf.lonestar.org - 2015-11-28 20:00 +0100
  Re: [OT] Soliciting Advice on e-mail and web-hosting providers Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2015-12-07 18:00 +0100
  Re: [OT] Soliciting Advice on e-mail and web-hosting providers Gener Badenas <gener.ong.badenas@gmail.com> - 2015-12-09 01:20 +0100
  Re: [OT] Soliciting Advice on e-mail and web-hosting providers pjw <lists.debian@pjw.xsmail.com> - 2015-12-10 01:00 +0100

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