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John H
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Posted: 19th Oct 2003 04:33 Edited at: 19th Oct 2003 04:36
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These are the 3 hosts Im debating...

Host Department
$50/Month value at only $5.95/Month (Free Setup!)
Hosting over 105,000 web sites worldwide
Top level domain hosting (www.yourname.com)
14.95 Domain Registration
Multiple domain hosting (host many websites)
No Transfer Fees
300 MB Of Space, 5000 MB Of Bandwidth
Telnet, SSH, SSI, SSL Support
Web Control Panel, Web Mail
MySQL Databases (also available SQL Server & PgSql)
30 Subdomains (whatever.yourdomain.com)
300 POP3 Emails
300 Mailing Lists
Unlimited FTP Access
Unlimited Telnet/SSH Access
Own Mail Server
Own CGI-Bin
Password Protected Directories
Over 20 Pre-installed CGI-Scripts
Search Scripts
E-Commerce Scripts/Shopping Carts
WWW Board / WebForums
Stats
Guest Book
TONS MORE SOFTWARE...
Frontpage Extensions
SQL Server, ASP, Cold Fusion (win2k plans)
Real Time Statistics
Lots More...

ICD Soft
$5/Month (no setup fees)
$5 .com/.net/.org/.us registration
333 MB Web Space
$5 .biz/.info registration
Online Control Panel
30 days money back guarantee
24/7 FTP Access
Unlimited E-Mail Accounts
5 Subdomains for FREE!
24/7 Tech Support Ticketing System
Web Site Statistics
FrontPage 2002 Extensions
Webmail
Personal CGI-BIN
MySQL Data Base
Password Protected Directories
Earn Extra $$$
Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
SMTP, POP3, IMAP Servers
Server Side Includes (SSI)
Unix Based
Graphical Hit Counter
5 Gigs Data Transfer & Hits
Super Fast Servers!
Custom 404 Page
Site Search Engine
PERL, C++, TCL, Python and PHP4
Can host any domain - com, biz, info...

And Hercules Hosting

250Meg
30day refund
Traffic: Unlimited
Shared SSL: Yes
Control Panel: Yes

Platform: Windows2000

Email Manager Yes

Email Accounts : Unlimited
Fowarding: Unlimited
Alias: Unlimited
Autoresponder: Unlimited
Mailing List: Yes
Pop3/SMTP: Yes
webmail: Yes

Database:
MsAccess: Yes
mySQL: 5 1
DSN ODBC Yes
DSN-less Connection Unlimited

Scripts / Development Tools:
ASP
ASP.NET
Perl
PHP
XML
SSI
Discussion forum: Yes

Site Search Engine: Yes
Poll: Yes
Site News: Yes

FTP/Upload:
Frontpage: Yes
FTP Connection: Yes
Secure FTP: Yes
Multiple FTP Accounts: 5

Multimedia:
Flashwave: Yes
Audio/Video Streaming: No
Advanced Streaming: No

Domains:
Domain Reg: $8.95
Subdomain: Yes
DomainPointer: Yes

ASP Components:
ASPMail: Yes
POP3Mail: Yes
ASPSmartUpload: Yes

Stats:
LiveStats: Yes
Log Files No

Others:
Custom Error Page No
Password protected Dir. Yes
Merchant Account: Yes
Refer service: Yes

The totals yearly would be:
Host Department: $86.35
ICDSoft: $65.00
Hercules Hosting: $58.90

For more info on each site, go here

Host Department: http://www.hostdepartment.com/ps_sharedwebhosting.htm
[href]Which would you choose, if you had a choice between one of the 3.[/href]

ICD Soft: http://www.icdsoft.com/hosting.php

Hercules Hoster (See NT250): http://www.herculeshosting.com/plan.asp

Thanks for your help.

RPGamer

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MikeS
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Posted: 19th Oct 2003 04:41
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Heh, I knew this would come up. Hercules definitly is the one I've had my eye on. I'd say them, but if they're new, you might be taking a risk.(I think they started June 2003)(That also may be why they have so many features and space to offer)

It's a tough call, but overall it goes like this.

1.) Hercules
2.) HD
3.) ICD



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Mattman
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Posted: 19th Oct 2003 04:59
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hey!

i would go with ICD, then HD, then Hercules.

I say this as my dad uses ICD and it works good with him

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John H
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Posted: 19th Oct 2003 05:17
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Well here is my ups and downs on each one

HD:
Easy to use PHP Support
30 Subdomains (way to many for me)
300 POP3 Acconts (way to many for me)

Overall - Looks like too many features I wouldnt use for the money.

ICD:
Cheap
Lots of Person CGI Stuff
Lots of Transfer Memory (100,000 hits per month)

Overall - Lacks some features (FORUMS!!) But has plenty of nice features, subdomains, email etc. Ill definatly consider it.

Hercules:
Cheapest
250 MB (enough for me )
Unlimited Bandwidth
Lots of Email Stuff
Forums + Other interactive stuff
Password Protected areas
Plenty of goodies.

I think Im going with Hercules, unless anyone can dig something up about them that is very bad.

RPGamer

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Mattman
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forums can easyily (sp?) added (it's called PHPBB) or make some yourself (I know it's not easy. I am working on it as a looooooong term project myself)

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John H
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I tried PHPBB I have no idea how it works

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Posted: 19th Oct 2003 05:35
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lol. There are more:

Boardnation
YaBB
Invision

There is more but I am tired atm.

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MikeS
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As long as you have a MySQL database, you can implement forums. I'm still working on it also, but it's not too hard. Basically upload all the files(in binary I believe, from your ftp), and run a small install program. From there you customize.(Hmmm, I think I'm gonna go do some experimenting.



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Jess T
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Posted: 19th Oct 2003 06:51
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The last one is good, but if it is new, i'd be hesitant... I would probably go for the first one if Hercules wasn't around (Cos then i could give out free subdomain's without adds )

But, that's just me...

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Posted: 19th Oct 2003 07:14
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Keep in mind that there's no such thing as unlimited bandwidth... read the fine print in the licence agreement!

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John H
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I know its new, but the deal is so good! I dont want go with host department,,its too expensive it seems. I think ICD is gonna be the final go

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is vapournet comparible to the prices listed above?

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John H
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Lemme go check

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John H
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Holy crapola! Vapournet is great! Does Mike accept $$ ? It has all these features + more!! WOW! Does he offer domains as well?

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RPG, Im going to go with vapournet but im not sure about your question sorry. Mikes a nice guy, just drop him an email with your question.

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Yea I did Thanks a mill Indi - You always help me I bow down to the masta

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lol mkay.
/me falls through cloud transport after realising hes mortal.

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Wow, this may be meant for helping RPGamer, but it could sure help me when I want to get better hosting (though Jimmy has great hosting right now, no .com )


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http://www.uh-hosting.co.uk

these guys are tried and tested (by me). Iv'e had a small ASP account with them for around 10 months now (still 100% uptime), and i got a massive PHP account off them about a week ago for TMB. no probs so far, i really recommend them to anyone.

might be worth a look.

oh, and if you want phpbb installing for you, i'll do it. it only takes 10 mins maximum (aslong as you have cpanel or ensim). just add my msnm


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I think Im gonna go with Vapournet. It has tons of extra features, including lots of built in stuff.

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where is a link to vapournet?

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ooo! $20 a year!!! me likes

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Ya, I wonder if they offer domain registration?

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Posted: 19th Oct 2003 23:30 Edited at: 19th Oct 2003 23:31
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For all you who dont know

For $20.0724 or 12 Pounds, you get all these great features!

Webpsace 100mb
Bandwidth 2gb
Subdomains 10
FTP 25
MySQL 10
POP3 E-Mail UNLIMITED
Domain Parking 1
Contract None
Setup None
YEARLY COST £12 (or $20.0724)

This also comes with a control panel - packed with features including PhP and Shopping Cart!

Wow! 20 bucks for one year! Perfect for me!

Go to www.vapournet.com to check these great deals out!

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yes, there is domain included

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John H
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No, there isnt. I emailed him. Instead, he showed me this site, where you can get a .com name for 8.45 a year.

http://www.gkg.net/register

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$28 a year for that much space, bandwidth and a domain... pretty amazing

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John H
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+ All the extra features on the Control Panel

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Looks really good...

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www.1and1.com

IS reconmended by a guy my dad works with, but don't belive him yet. Prob gonna sign up there tonight to see how it goes.

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