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Posted by Brian Cryer on 10/25/07 09:10
"David" <theneonlobster@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1193178698.974997.171770@q5g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>i bought a domain from aplus.net (fuck-godaddy.com; can't say i was
> surprised that i couldn't register it through godaddy..). anyway,
> then i started getting emails from Sam Rooney <samr@aplus.net> trying
> to sell me a hosting package. i run my own server, and kept telling
> him i didn't need the service. then he decided to say this:
>
> People with high incomes can afford paying for a dedicated server.
> Their time is precious and they do not get their hands dirty for doing
> something manually. People with low incomes can not afford paying for
> a server, and that is why they think of various excuses to justify
> hosting a website at home.
> If you have money, you will purchase a dedicated server.
>
> i'm posting this all over the place on web design and server admin
> groups. feel free to tell Mr. Rooney that money doesn't equate to
> needing a third-party to host a website. :)
It probably works out cheaper to use a SHARED host than to run your own
dedicated host at home. Don't misunderstand me, I run my own server at home
too, and it gives me a great deal of flexibility - but I don't use it for
any of my serious websites. Early in the year I bought myself one of those
gadgets for measuring how much electricity devices are using, when I came to
measure how much electricity my server (server, ups, router & cable modem)
were using it became clear why my electricity bill was so high. That said,
its still cheaper to run a server at home than pay for a dedicated server
although clearly you won't have the same bandwidth at home as would/should
be available for a dedicated server.
As for what you were told, it sounds like a salesman trying to shame you
into buying their hosting services. If you feel bad about the treatment
you've received then I suggest posting to webhostingtalk.com instead of
airing on newsgroups.
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Brian Cryer
www.cryer.co.uk/brian
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