[Theforum] Fwd: Hosting

[Martin]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Max Hun" <max at infinology.com>
> Date: Sat Apr 06, 2002  02:19:31  am Europe/London
> To: "Martin" <martin at members.evolt.org>
> Subject: Re: Hosting
>
> Yes, its not a problem. Bandwidth.. I seriously mean unlimited. We
> have 3
> 100mbit pip. One from SAVIS, another from UUNet. We are barely using
> any...
> Colocation would not be a problem. Use whatever service you want. Take a
> look at what we have to offer. If you get a dedicated from us, you have
> full
> control and can tune it any way you like.
>
> max
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Martin" <martin at members.evolt.org>
> To: "Max Hun" <max at infinology.com>
> Cc: <admin at lists.evolt.org>
> Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 2:37 PM
> Subject: Hosting
>
>
>> Hi Max
>>
>>> On Friday, April 5, 2002, at 10:51  pm, Max Hun wrote:
>>
>>> That's fine. I still love the community you guys have developed.
>>
>> Thankyou, you're very kind! We're very proud of what we've achieved
>> so far, and hope for more of the same in the future.
>>
>>> I would
>>> like to donate any of the services we offer to help build your
>>> community.
>>> Please take a look at www.infinology.com I would like to donate the
>>> VPS,
>>> DSW2000, DSF2000, or RHL2000 series servers if you are interested. I
>>> would
>>> also be able to provide you with unlimited traffic. This is a
>>> donation.
>>> You
>>> can also get shared hosting accounts if you want that.
>>>
>>> Thanks for your time. Let me know if you are interested.
>>
>> Yes, it sounds interesting, and I'm very appreciative of the offer.
>>
>> Before you make a firm offer, though, I should give you a very (!)
>> brief heads-up as to what you're letting yourself in for.
>>
>> At the moment, we run everything from our own well-tuned Linux
>> boxes, supporting the webservers (plural), db, mailservers
>> (plural) and mail routers (plural). We're very happy with the
>> way they're set up, so although I'm not the authority on it,
>> I'd be surprised if we wanted to change that aspect of it.
>>
>> (Pretty much all of the hardware and software is donated
>> in kind, both from members and from some high-profile
>> software vendors)
>>
>> The way I see it (and again, I'm not the authority), co-lo seems
>> an obvious solution.
>>
>> The other thing you should be aware of is that our bandwidth
>> requirements are substantial and growing, not just because our
>> reputation, membership and general traffic is growing, but also
>> part because one of our services:
>> http://browsers.evolt.org
>> has a high level of downloads of large files.
>>
>> So when you say unlimited bandwidth, please take a moment
>> to think about what you had in mind.
>>
>> Naturally, we'll need time to think about it too, as it would be a
>> major change in the way we do things, so we may take a while
>> with a decision.
>>
>> Please let me know if any of this would create a problem for you
>>
>> Kind regards
>> Martin Burns
>> _______________________________________________
>> email: martin at easyweb.co.uk             PGP ID: 0xA835CCCB
>> martin at members.evolt.org      snailmail: 30 Shandon Place
>>    tel: +44 (0)774 063 9985 Edinburgh,
>>    url: http://www.easyweb.co.uk Scotland
>>
>
>
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email: martin at easyweb.co.uk             PGP ID:	0xA835CCCB
	martin at members.evolt.org      snailmail:	30 Shandon Place
   tel:	+44 (0)774 063 9985				Edinburgh,
   url:	http://www.easyweb.co.uk			Scotland