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Secure, Shared Hosting?

Posted by Cliff on from the finding-a-secure-and-comfortable-nest-for-your-boxen dept.

skrysakj asks: "I have been searching high and low for a hosting company that can provide SSL encrypted POP3 or IMAP at an affordable price. I'd like something that is shared, not dedicated, to keep costs down. I believe that pghoster.com is a good option, since they offer a personal SSL certificate, a dedicated IP address, and more. Has anyone else found another viable and cost effective solution? Other features, such as SPAM filters, control panels, PHP, MySQL are all 'standard' but I just can't seem to find a company that offers that extra mile for paranoid security freaks such as myself."

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  1. Ask Slashdot: Secure, Shared Hosting? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I have been searching high and low for a way to advertise my hosting service. I'd like somewhere that is visited by many people in the tech community, but is still free to post my adverts.

    I think he's found the ideal place. Shame on the editors for allowing this to get through the net.

  2. What's the point of encryption? by david.given · · Score: 2, Insightful
    ...considering that all the email will have been delivered across the 'net by insecure, plain-text SMTP anyway? All you need is secure authentication via CRAM-MD5 or some such thing. There's no real need to go for a fully-fledged SSL connection just for email.

    (Unless, of course, its own personal 'net connection is compromised, but then it has bigger problems.)