[TYPO3-UG US] any recommendations for a dedicated hosting provider?

[Michael Cannon]

Floyd,

My last VPS is at fortressitx.com which if you check WebHostingTalk  
has pretty decent ratings also.

For ThePlanet, I prefer the P2800SR as a baseline, but the normal  
P2800 and P3200 that I have, run strongly with 2 GB RAM. I purchase  
the additional RAM upfront as to avoid the $ 50/month rental fee.  
I've found the rvskin email setup to be the best open source based  
I've seen. My clients when it was first turned on wondered what  
happened to their email. I run really low spam scores to really be  
tough on spam. The additional bonus is that I spend more time taking  
care of my client email than sorting through junk.

Give refurbished Dell boxes a try. I used refurbished gear with very  
good luck until moving to Mac.

Michael

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On Jan 15, 2006, at 04:36 , Floyd Arguello wrote:

> Hi Greg, Michael;
>
> Thanks for the info... ThePlanet looks like it will meet my needs. The
> prices are reasonable, data centers in a good location, etc...
>
> CustomIT looks good, too; but they didn't provide much information on
> their site, and I prefer not to speak with sales unless absolutely
> necessary.
>
> Michael Cannon wrote:
>> During server setup, I have TouchSupport perform the following  
>> tasks  at
>> http://rfxnetworks.com/linux_appsec_secbundle.php and http://
>> www.rvskin.com/index.php?page=public/antispam. Afterwards,  
>> there's  not
>> much left to use the boxes.
>
> I'm a big fan of the SARE rulesets, and use Rules du Jour to keep them
> updated... people should be careful about which rulesets they choose;
> some of those rules could target their industry/country/etc... I use
> Sendmail, and configure both Clam and Spamassassin as milters... uses
> less resources, no need to upgrade RAM. You figure 1GB of RAM through
> the planet runs you $240/year, and a simple 10 minute install and  
> config
> just saved you that. Spam is rejected during SMTP (spamassassin isn't
> called for each user a message is intended), and virtmaps and aliases
> are scanned without procmail recipes. There's an equivalent for Exim:
> http://marc.merlins.org/linux/exim/sa.html
>
>> In the end though, I'm of the same frame of mind as Greg, pay  
>> more  for
>> reliability and security. One bad day of hosting is all you need  to
>> ruin your reputation for a couple of years. Sadly, I learned the   
>> hard
>> way when a disk array crashed taking my live and backup hard  drives
>> with them.
>
> I agree. I currently use VPS's, and will actually save money by moving
> to dedicated servers. Also have the benefit of multiple IP's and SSL's
> (without hacks), and control over my OS.
>
> For sites local to Phoenix, I will colo a server at a data-center I
> found here. I don't suppose anyone knows where I can purchase a server
> at a good price? I know I can google it, but too many hacks manage to
> get good search engine rankings.
>
> Thanks again,
> Floyd
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