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kdmote wrote: regarding Chinese hackers?
Most newer FTP server software includes Dynamic IP filtering that stops most of the hacking. My home/office server is IIS 7.0 (the last version before dynamic IP filtering) so I've had to deal with it another way...just let 'em in. Why?
I got tired of seeing hours of hacking attempts on the Administrator/Administrateur/Administratore/Administrador account, so I setup an FTP account named Administrator with a password of 'admin' and gave it read-only access to it's own private folder containing a single text file belittling the scumbags. Recently, I received a less than polite message made up from the usernames in the log file.  That one actually traced back to the Netherlands. I lookup the CIDR for any abuser and blacklist them. China hasn't been nearly as much of a problem (entertainment) since I did a mass import (deny list) of known Chinese address blocks. 
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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This is the type of site I'm looking for: honest, candid, informed reviews from an experienced customer. Unfortunately this particular post only compares two alternatives(one of which I've already ruled out based on principle).
modified 27-Oct-15 15:02pm.
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GoDaddy is evil. I've done a domain search to find a name that was available, and seconds later, trying to register it, it has mysteriously become unavailable, but I can now buy it at some ridiculous price.
I never went back to those ***holes.
Marc
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That just happened to me a few minutes ago. I thought I was seeing things!
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Okay, so $50/yr is not a large figure. What is that, about 1hr of wages?
I use my own Amazon server, it costs me about $16/mo for my own server.
In fact, you can try their FREE server, if you want Linux.
And that gets into the second part. What are you looking for? Hosting simple html? Hosting PHP or .Net?
These are all radically different. GoDaddy has hosting.
Depends on what you need/want.
I have used about 4 hosting companies (outside of amazon). Some charged low fees, and throttled my site as a VM (once we exceeded some limits). But it was CHEAP. We watched clients forced through a merger (or two) of these companies, and get told they are not going to be supported in 2-3 months after the merger (old, custom configurations).
How much support?
How much access?
How much are you relying on them to keep all of the security stuff patched?
Are you going to need MSSQL? (One of the sites, I can access the NAMES of every database they host. Based on most users, I could probably guess what the passwords are, and access other peoples data).
You should go check out the prices of AdWords from google... You $50 would not last you a week, and may not last more than a few clicks! So, I am not sure how you intend to drive users to your site.
To me, I ran into the same problem when looking for hosting companies, but the problem is really hard. Hosting of Linux or windows? Self service or full service? Really secure or Really Cheap?
And the field is constantly changing as well. HostGator was decent a while back. But their cheapest level is like $5/month (which is NOTHING in my opinion), and that already exceeds your limits.
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Unless you're willing to spend at least $10 per month, I don't think there is any point looking.
You'll spend more time "collecting tools", comparing, domain registering, certifying, etc., than being live.
It's a tax deductible business expense.
If it's a "hobby", build you own site first on your own machine; all the components are free (IIS express; ASP.NET; etc.).
If you can get a decent site running at "home" first, then one can consider more "economical" hosting sites.
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I've been using "WinHost" for a couple of years now and they seem to be pretty good. Costs, oh, $100/year or something (I have 2 domains up there). I'm starting to host client databases up there (SQL Server) and the performance appears acceptable to them. FWIW...
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I'm going to chime in with another cloud provider - which makes it dead simple to set up a website, and is cheap, too (free to start with):
Heroku
Go with Namecheap.com for your domain (another low cost good one is name.com) - or, if you want to be ultra-super-cheap - you can get a .ml domain for free:
www.point.ml
For free DNS (if you need it):
freedns.com
Ultimately - if you do things right, you can set up a website for free - completely free. It won't have the best domain, nor the best processing power or space (or bandwidth) - but it will be enough to experiment with, and build your website. Once you get to a point where you are ready to launch, pony up for a bit of extra dough (and really, it will be a very minor amount) to get a real domain, up the hosting, etc.
Note that there are many good things about Heroku - for one, it is very easy to set up and maintain your cloud server. The gui is dead simple; I haven't checked Amazon lately, but the last time I did, they didn't make it very simple to get things up and going (and to know how much you would be charged). Also - most cloud server providers offer a very cheap sliding scale of things; you can even sometimes have auto-ramp-up for loads (as well as ways to cap things), and re-size your system up and down as your needs change. Backup can be made automatic, plus many other features - too many to name, and it will vary depending on the provider.
Oh - one other service to get (once you have your site launched, mainly):
www.cloudflare.com
They basically make CDN easy - and if your site become really popular (or you get DDOS'd) - they'll absorb the load before it gets to your hosting provider, so you don't get a huge bill in the mail from them.
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Movie Quote Of The Day
I've come here to create a new country for you called chaos, and a new government called anarchy.
Which movie ?
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W.
(the movie, not the letter...)
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George Osborne - Lust For Glory
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Nearly posted a SoapBox worthy reply there.
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Land of Nadella
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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Stefan Löfven in a "Swedish Election 2014" Documentary
Yeah, I know that that will only be understandable to a few people here, but the Swedes will definitely know what I mean... 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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Refugees Welcome ?
Rules for the FOSW ![ ^]
if(this.signature != "")
{
MessageBox.Show("This is my signature: " + Environment.NewLine + signature);
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("404-Signature not found");
}
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Scary intentions 
Ain't gonna vote you, NEVER EVER 
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Apocalypse Now? 
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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"xXx - The Total Blast"
DVL
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It's a new day, it's a new country 
Regards,
Palash
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Irish party blows up feat. U2
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The return of the son
it ain’t broke, it doesn’t have enough features yet.
modified 20-Oct-19 21:02pm.
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Is this Donald Trump again?
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