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iGary said:
Are you still listening to HFS ala Espanol? :p :D

Thanks - I don't know enough about web crap, but s long as I can setup some way for publishers to yank files, it will save me a ton in FedEx.
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I don't know about Dreamhost, but in ASO you can set up FTP users. So you can set up a subdomain (client.you.com) and give them private FTP details where they can login and download their files [or access them in a browser at the subdomain]

Okay, that sounded a lot more confusing than it had to be but I hope you get the idea?
 
iGary said:
Are you still listening to HFS ala Espanol? :p :D
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105.7 Balt - That's the new HFS. (Too bad I'm in DC :p)

Thanks - I don't know enough about web crap, but s long as I can setup some way for publishers to yank files, it will save me a ton in FedEx.
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I would just create a login based ftp account for each publisher and give them a login and password. DreamHost offers a crazy amount of users so it won't be a problem.

I'm not sure how many users A Small Orange offers (never used them) but you should be able to do the same.
 
whfsdude said:
I would just create a login based ftp account for each publisher and give them a login and password. DreamHost offers a crazy amount of users so it won't be a problem.
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That's exactly what I want to do - now I just have to fisgue out how. :p


Amall Orange is out of the picture - they aren't accepting any new shared hosting accounts right now, so I am going with DreamHosting - the deal is just too good.
 
In DreamHost just go to Users > Manager Users and "Add New User"

Give them a ftp account only (not shell). Then you can set a disk quota for them so they don't upload stuff and go over your plans limits.

They can connect to your domain.com in the ftp window and enter their ftp information and it will log them into their account (don't worry they can't view the user your domain is running on) and then they can download and even upload.

You can put files in their ftp account by logging into them.
 
AmbitiousLemon said:
i'm a non-profit web host, so i have a lot of experience referring people to paid services and know most of the hosts listed here well. Some very good reliable hosts have been mentioned, but dreamhost is not among them. Dreamhost is a VERY poor hosting choice, and people do not stay with them long. While their prices might seem pretty alluring, keep in mind the old adage that "if it looks too good to be true, it probably is."

Just so this post isn't entirely negative I should mention that asmallorange has one of the best reputations in the market, and it is well deserved.
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I doubt Mike Davidson and Dan Cederholm (among others) would be with dreamhost still if they were a poor choice. I've yet to have any issues with them. I'm not saying dreamhost is the best host. I've only been with a few. But there's always going to be complaints about every host because no host can be 100% without issues.
 
I just signed up with DreamHost - what a "dream" compared to Earthlink - with Earthlink I was spending 40 a month on two domains with no MySQL or any backend support of any kind.

Earthlink's control panel sucks.

This is awesome - thanks, folks.

I now have plenty of space and bandwidth for all of my sites at a quarter the cost.
 
jaseone said:
Isn't there some sort of saying about that? ;)
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Well, you do have to pay up front, but I got my new domain registered for free, 20GB of storage and a TB of bandwidth for 112.00 for the year.

I was paying 40 a month for two sites on Earthlink. :eek:

Duh me.
 
iGary said:
Well, you do have to pay up front, but I got my new domain registered for free, 20GB of storage and a TB of bandwidth for 112.00 for the year.

I was paying 40 a month for two sites on Earthlink. :eek:

Duh me.
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Hopefully you can try to apply a discount code - using "BEST", or another one floating around out there, you get $97 off the first year. The codes typically go to another Dreamhost customer as a little kickback for referrals, but I'm not one to turn down a year's worth of hosting for $20.

Plus, if they turn out to be as unreliable as 'Lemon and others have said, you're not out as much.
 
Well, you do have to pay up front, but I got my new domain registered for free, 20GB of storage and a TB of bandwidth for 112.00 for the year.
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Just be careful because they are giving you are server worth of bandwidth for less per year than it is costing them for the server per month. If you try to use all of that space and bandwidth I'm 99.99% sure they will find a way to stop you.

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iNeedtoSwitch said:
No experience myself, I am in the same position as you right now: trying to find myself a host.
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I would recommend avoiding hosts that oversell at super high levels. If your site is small you don't need that much space and bandwidth and if your site is big, as I said above, chances are they will limit your usage using other means like CPU restrictions (I'm not talking about DreamHost specifically, it is just a general statement about overselling in general). My recommendations are Myacen and TJR Networks (I notice they still seem to have their Christmas prices up so if you are lucky you might still be able to get 50% off). :p
 
I just signed up with dreamhost and so far so good! Thanks again ChrisWB for the recommendation!

http://josephpeart.com/ coming soon...

I was using ehostpros.com and they somehow canceled my domain name and all was lost. Thankfully I had it backed up... Bastards... Don't use them, they and their customer service is pathetic.

But cheers anyway!
 
iGary said:
Amall Orange is out of the picture - they aren't accepting any new shared hosting accounts right now, so I am going with DreamHosting - the deal is just too good.
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Think you got off lightly - now both my sites are down, and so is www.asmallorange.com. And I need to phone two companies about work experience, and show them my portfolio site. And now I can't. :mad:
 
Lau said:
Think you got off lightly - now both my sites are down, and so is www.asmallorange.com. And I need to phone two companies about work experience, and show them my portfolio site. And now I can't. :mad:
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i don't think its aso's fault. the past week or so there has been some weird activity on some upstream providers. right now a lot of sites are down that have no connection to aso.
 
AmbitiousLemon said:
i don't think its aso's fault. the past week or so there has been some weird activity on some upstream providers. right now a lot of sites are down that have no connection to aso.
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Oh, ok, thanks for the information. Do they know what's causing it?

Doesn't stop it being annoying, though. :mad:
 
Lau said:
Oh, ok, thanks for the information. Do they know what's causing it?

Doesn't stop it being annoying, though. :mad:
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Very annoying indeed. I don't know what is causing the issue, and I'm not certain the aso problem is connected to the recent weird activity (though I suspect it is), but we know where the problem is and it is being addressed.

I'm just glad we noticed this awhile ago and have been working on it - as we are still up and kicking.
 
AmbitiousLemon said:
Very annoying indeed. I don't know what is causing the issue, and I'm not certain the aso problem is connected to the recent weird activity (though I suspect it is), but we know where the problem is and it is being addressed.

I'm just glad we noticed this awhile ago and have been working on it - as we are still up and kicking.
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Nice one. It's a shame other companies aren't as diligent! Thanks for the information though. It means I can just sit here being annoyed, as opposed to sitting here being annoyed and wondering what on earth is going on and worrying about it. ;) :D
 
AmbitiousLemon said:
actually we are a non-profit -
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Sorry, I did see that on your site, and meant other companies as in profit-making. D'oh.

AmbitiousLemon said:
and always kick the corporate types' butts
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Good stuff!



edit: They're back up, but very slooooow. Better than nothing though. :)
 
Some more info on dreamhost. What they are doing is called overselling. basically they sell more than they are capable of providing.

You wil find that Company X has a server with a 80Gb HDD & 500Gb transfer each month.

The shared hosting industry is created by dividing this server's resources into smaller chunks and allowing clients to rent them per anum.

For example the above server could host 100 8Gb storage & 50Gb transfer plans.

The problem with some hosts is that they would sell 200! 8GB storage & 50Gb transfer plans, anticipating that none of their clients will use all of their space & bandwith.

If all clients do decide to use their plan to its full potential (or even just a few of them) then all other clients service will be severly effected. This is "Overselling". Its not good, it delivers poor service but is generally damn cheap.

Hosts like this crop up from time to time and they all go out of business within 12 months in a rather spectacular way. Stay away.

Also of note they limit your account to 60 cpu minutes per day which means you will NEVER be able to use the bw you bought. At tops you can get around 120 - 150GB/month (12% of what you bought). Further they have been deleting negative comments from their company forums on this and other issues. They get very belligerent and unprofessional when you bring up issues like this with them. Customers are posting replies from dreamhost customer support in which they call their customers MotherF*****s and other kind words.

Also be dubious of anyone claiming to have been with dreamhost for a long time. The company is brand new. The name has been bought and sold over the years. The reason you see people rushing to recommend them isn't because they are good but because they offer customer incentives to refer people. Its the free ipods things essentially.

Also realize the rates you are being quoted are for the first year only - rates will go up.

It shouldn't take a very wise person to look at their rates and what they are offerring and realize that something isn't quite right. Please do yourself a favor and stay away from this fraudster of a host.
 
Lemon,

That's pretty scary. If true, that makes me feel uneasy about my service with Dreamhost. I've been a customer for over a year and there haven't been any serious problems. If I start to experience any, I'll jump ship.
 
AmbitiousLemon said:
Some more info on dreamhost. What they are doing is called overselling. basically they sell more than they are capable of providing.

You wil find that Company X has a server with a 80Gb HDD & 500Gb transfer each month.

The shared hosting industry is created by dividing this server's resources into smaller chunks and allowing clients to rent them per anum.

For example the above server could host 100 8Gb storage & 50Gb transfer plans.

The problem with some hosts is that they would sell 200! 8GB storage & 50Gb transfer plans, anticipating that none of their clients will use all of their space & bandwith.

If all clients do decide to use their plan to its full potential (or even just a few of them) then all other clients service will be severly effected. This is "Overselling". Its not good, it delivers poor service but is generally damn cheap.

Hosts like this crop up from time to time and they all go out of business within 12 months in a rather spectacular way. Stay away.

Also of note they limit your account to 60 cpu minutes per day which means you will NEVER be able to use the bw you bought. At tops you can get around 120 - 150GB/month (12% of what you bought). Further they have been deleting negative comments from their company forums on this and other issues. They get very belligerent and unprofessional when you bring up issues like this with them. Customers are posting replies from dreamhost customer support in which they call their customers MotherF*****s and other kind words.

Also be dubious of anyone claiming to have been with dreamhost for a long time. The company is brand new. The name has been bought and sold over the years. The reason you see people rushing to recommend them isn't because they are good but because they offer customer incentives to refer people. Its the free ipods things essentially.

Also realize the rates you are being quoted are for the first year only - rates will go up.

It shouldn't take a very wise person to look at their rates and what they are offerring and realize that something isn't quite right. Please do yourself a favor and stay away from this fraudster of a host.
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*shrug*

No offense, but you say a lot of things withotu much proof.

If I have to move it is easy. I've heard many good things about DreamHost and very few bad ones. As with any service, I get unhappy and I leave. :)
 
iGary said:
*shrug*

No offense, but you say a lot of things withotu much proof.

If I have to move it is easy. I've heard many good things about DreamHost and very few bad ones. As with any service, I get unhappy and I leave. :)
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Everything I have said are true and the information is available from other sources on the web. Most of what I say are simple facts and not open to interpretation. Things such as the fact that they are overselling and what this means. Facts such as them limiting your cpu minutes and the results this has on the actual bandwidth available to you. Some things that I do not have proof for are the removing of negative feedback from their forums - hard for me to back that up in any way other than to say do some research and you will find people all over the net who have seen it happen. It is also a fact that the business is nto as old as they claim. And lastly it is also an open fact that they pay people to reccommend them - meaning all those positive comments you have heard mean absolutely nothing. If you fall for this stuff, then I am sorry for you. Scams like this are well known in the web hosting business and this example is being talked about a lot on the net, so you can find many others out there saying what I am saying.

I know it is frustrating to hear that you have been cheated after the fact, but the sooner you accept that and move on the better you will be. This is in the same category of free ipods, people on ebay wanting to use western union for all the best deals, and princes from nigeria emailing you about millions of dollars.

I hoped that a post from Macrumors' oldest moderator and someone who has been in the business for many years would have more weight than the claims of this fraudster and the people they have paid to evangelize their services.

The good news about the situation is that it is likely to take many months before this business goes under. You will probably not need even the 120GB of actual bandwidth they can provide you. And people with modest hosting needs don't tend to notice the problems associated with overselling (by that I mean the bad bandwidth). Keep good backups, don't use it to host anything important, and be prepared to find a new host on short (or no) notice and you will probably be fine. The only bad part is you are paying money to a bad company that has lied to you (or simply deceived you depending on your opinion).

Also of note, asmallorange doesn't pay its clients to say good things about them - those claims you can actually believe.
 
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