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  1. Re:Bah - Prior Art is a no-brainer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on URLs Patented, Domain Registrars Sued

    my old host has also been doing exactly this for years. (check under email options)

  2. 30-day unconditional cancellation guarantee by mayonaise · · Score: 1 · on Dealing With Bad Service From Dedicated Host Providers?
    According to Communitech's site, their guarantee includes,

    "CommuniTech.Net extends a 30-day unconditional cancellation guarantee to all dedicated server clients, regardless of the contract term length."

    You didn't say how long you have currently been with them, but you seem to imply that you're fairly new with them, so I hope this helps!
  3. Holy SHIT! by mcrbids · · Score: 1 · on Dealing With Bad Service From Dedicated Host Providers?
    Can I run cgi scripts on this machine?

    Yes. CGI scripts will run from anywhere on the RAQ III server.

    You really, really, REALLY need to get a load of this.

    It's downright FUNNY....

    -

  4. Re:The people at communitech are idiots by RennieScum · · Score: 1 · on Dealing With Bad Service From Dedicated Host Providers?

    Yep, this is the sales blurb for the virtual servers. Head over to Dedicated > VA Linux and have a look there:

    "The VA Linux 1000 server appliance is a 1U rackmountable chassis which supports up to dual Intel Pentium III processors, one gigabyte of RAM, and 2 internal hard drives.

    Intel Processor 500MHz to 700MHz
    64MB to 1,024MB PC100 SDRAM
    Up to 2 IBM SCSI Hard Drives (4.5GB to 18.4GB)

    If you have any questions, or would like to order your Cobalt RaQ dedicated server right now, call our sales team at 1-800-WEBHOST. If you would like to order a Cobalt RaQ server on-line, click here."

    Uh, guys? RaQ != VA Linux.

    And why the hell are they trying to scare you away from the $200+/month service to sell you the $30/month service ?!?

  5. RTFFAQ! by brU+!cu$ · · Score: 1 · on Dealing With Bad Service From Dedicated Host Providers?
    I work in Support at a hosting company, and from even a cursory glance at CommuniTech's Cobalt RaQ FAQ, it's apparent that, once the box is released to the customer, it's his responsibility to install security patches. The document basically states that the customer is free to do whatever he wants, such as perform "Operating system and software upgrades" or "telnet in and delete system configuration files or modify these files so as to make them non-operational". In a case where the customer is given root access, no hosting company should be held responsible for anything software-related. I wholeheartedly agree with charging a fee for applying the patches, as long as the patches in question weren't available at the time of the original server build.

    On the flip side of that, my company also offers "managed" hosting, in which we are entirely responsible for everything on the box except the customer's web content. It's up to the sysadmins to decide what security patches to apply, and when. The admins once grudgingly applied ALL available M$ (in)security patches to a managed NT server, due to the demands of a know-it-all customer. Quite a few things broke...

  6. They say it's free... by DaneelGiskard · · Score: 1 · on Dealing With Bad Service From Dedicated Host Providers?

    From their homepage:

    CommuniTech.Net's dedicated server support services allow you to obtain general technical support on your dedicated server as a part of your monthly fees. Our support engineers can assist you with general troubleshooting issues. We recognize that there is a start-up, or "grace" period when dedicated server customers have questions regarding bandwidth consumption, the Server Administration Utility, and general setup issues. Know that we are here to help you through this transition period and any other other general support issues you might have throughout your service with us.

    http://www.communitech.net/hosting/dedicated/speci al/support.cgi

  7. Communitech Dedicated Server Contract by DaneelGiskard · · Score: 4 · on Dealing With Bad Service From Dedicated Host Providers?

    Here is the dedicated server contract from Communitech.

    It seems that 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3 are covering the software maintainance. Altough they are not very specific on it.

  8. Blame yourself.... by LiteForce · · Score: 1 · on Dealing With Bad Service From Dedicated Host Providers?
    Because anybody that uses a hosting provider who cheerfully admit that they themselves don't even know what they are running on their servers as an operating system really needs to seriously consider the technical competence of the admin(s) running the servers!

    RedHat Linux 2.0.34 ?

  9. The people at communitech are idiots by Kiwi · · Score: 3 · on Dealing With Bad Service From Dedicated Host Providers?
    The people at communitech are idiots.

    From http://www.communitech.net/hosting/virtual/plans/u nix.cgi:

    UNIX varies in several factors. Though the history of UNIX is based on GNU, or free, unsupported software; free is not always good. When dealing with critical applications, free, and unsupported can be a threat, rather than a benefit. The popularity of Red Hat LINUX, especially with other hosting companies is merely due to profitability, and not scalability or support. While Red Hat LINUX may be quite popular, the fact is that it is unsupported and unstable in mass virtual hosting. Sun Microsystems Solaris 7 is a true 64-bit Operating System, and is backed and supported by a Fortune 500 company. While our competition may take a cheap route through Red Hat LINUX and Intel-based hardware, we choose to take the reliable path, in the best interest of our clients.

    These people are obviously ignorant of Sun's own history. Sun caught on in the 1980s--not because it was the most stable, not because it was the most secure, but because Sun's software was the most open. Sun's success in the 1980s and early 1990s can be mainly attributed to the fact that they opened up the code for NFS, the code for the XV windowing toolkit, and the code for the RPC library.

    NFS was, and still is a joke, compared to better systems like AFS. However, the popularity of PC-compatible hardware shows that it is not the best that wins in the computing marketplace, but the cheapest and most open.

    The statistics prove this: Linux is gaining market share. Solaris is losing market share.

    - Sam

  10. Get your money back by paulschreiber · · Score: 1 · on Dealing With Bad Service From Dedicated Host Providers?
    CommuniTech has a 30-day money back gurantee as well as guranteeing 99.95% uptime.
    If service is questionable, then you do not pay.
    Paul
  11. Informed decision: Communitech.net by XenonOfArcticus · · Score: 1 · on Cheap Web Hosting for Individuals or Small Firms?
    I went through the same process a while ago looking for a WebSP with good connectivity, no bandwidth limits or fees, lots of storage and good server-side services like perl/PHP etc. I ended up with Communitech.net. I had heard they'd had some service and customer service problems a year or two ago, but they have been very good while I have been there, and the price is very reasonable. I think it's $29 per month. From their newsletter, I gather they've put a lot of work into redundant systems and reliability and they seem to have geat connectivity. They're in St Louis, MO. You can try our web site at http://www.3dnature.com if you want traceroutes or bandwidth tests or anything.



    Plusses:

    • They have a neat Java-based Control Panel app for remotely adminning most of your web account settings. Very nice.
    • NT/IIS or Solaris/Apache 1.3.3 based hosting. We use Solaris/Apache.
    • PHP3, Perl, MySQL, ASP, FrontPage, ColdFusion, RealNetworks, shopping carts, FTP, SSL, Chat, more.


    Minuses:

    • Tech support must initially be made by e-mail, telephone contact is only initiated if Communitech feels it is necessary. E-mail support is usually quite good though.
    • Their VirtualServer/VirtualDomain package _requires_ that their servers run mail for your domain as well as web hosting. They do allow for forwarding, mailing lists, lots of mailboxes, etc, and it can all be controlled through the control panel. But, if you like doing your own sendmail and MX for your domain, you may find it annoying that they won't make exceptions.
    • Set up fee of $35 unless you pre-pay 6 months. You must sign up and pre-pay at least 3 months to start. I think there's a refund if you bail.

    Dunno if they have a referral deal or anything, but if you decide to go with them, mention my name -- maybe my hosting bill will go down. ;)

  12. Informed decision: Communitech.net by XenonOfArcticus · · Score: 1 · on Cheap Web Hosting for Individuals or Small Firms?
    I went through the same process a while ago looking for a WebSP with good connectivity, no bandwidth limits or fees, lots of storage and good server-side services like perl/PHP etc. I ended up with Communitech.net. I had heard they'd had some service and customer service problems a year or two ago, but they have been very good while I have been there, and the price is very reasonable. I think it's $29 per month. From their newsletter, I gather they've put a lot of work into redundant systems and reliability and they seem to have geat connectivity. They're in St Louis, MO. You can try our web site at http://www.3dnature.com if you want traceroutes or bandwidth tests or anything.



    Plusses:

    • They have a neat Java-based Control Panel app for remotely adminning most of your web account settings. Very nice.
    • NT/IIS or Solaris/Apache 1.3.3 based hosting. We use Solaris/Apache.
    • PHP3, Perl, MySQL, ASP, FrontPage, ColdFusion, RealNetworks, shopping carts, FTP, SSL, Chat, more.


    Minuses:

    • Tech support must initially be made by e-mail, telephone contact is only initiated if Communitech feels it is necessary. E-mail support is usually quite good though.
    • Their VirtualServer/VirtualDomain package _requires_ that their servers run mail for your domain as well as web hosting. They do allow for forwarding, mailing lists, lots of mailboxes, etc, and it can all be controlled through the control panel. But, if you like doing your own sendmail and MX for your domain, you may find it annoying that they won't make exceptions.
    • Set up fee of $35 unless you pre-pay 6 months. You must sign up and pre-pay at least 3 months to start. I think there's a refund if you bail.

    Dunno if they have a referral deal or anything, but if you decide to go with them, mention my name -- maybe my hosting bill will go down. ;)

  13. Re:who is the best in hosting? by storem · · Score: 1 · on On The Subject of Web Hosting
    I have used many provider before. (I learned the hard way), but the one I'm with now is the fastest and most reliable yet.... www.communitech.net

    They offer perl, php3, mysql, shopping cart, secure server, pop, ftp, majordomo, telnet and 350 mb webspace. (+frontpage for dummies)

    And the fee you pay is for life.... I'm paying now 2/3 of their current rate actually.
    Ok, it's still pricy, but on company level it's a small cost to make.....

    BTW: I use mydomain.com for aditional domains (mx records) and granitecanyon.com for secondary dns. My uptime is 99.998%

    my $0.02