October 23, 2003 - 10:46am
October 23, 2003 - 11:04am
It sounds like a good offer
It sounds like a good offer for a small non-critical site.
I did read some sources that said this is a lgit offer by a legit company.
Thanks for letting us know RxGx. /smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />
Blessings,
Sean
October 31, 2003 - 4:56pm
1and1 have a bad reputation
1and1 have a bad reputation her ein the UK. Register a domain with them - then dare try to move it.
Their reputation - as with other big hosts in the UK such as Fasthosts - is that they have far more money than ability.
I wouldn't touch 1and1 with a bargepole.
And on the issue of free hosting - really, people should wise up - you get what you pay for, period. Fin. Finito.
November 3, 2003 - 11:00am
November 4, 2003 - 7:15pm
One should always consider
One should always consider the business model. Free hosting is certainly nto a new idea, but if theya re collecting no income for three years, how can they afford to supply a sufficient amount of workforce to properly address support needs?
www.1and1.com
I've signed up this morning and it's ready. They call you after you sign up with a PIN. And then you enter the PIN to get you account / password emailed to you. Their company and data center is quite impressive. Hoax or for realz? Seems legit so far.
Website/Connectivity:
* Hosted on I/O optimized own 1&1 Linux version
* 500 MB web space
* 5,000 MB/month traffic ($0.99 per GB for additional traffic)
* No limits on simultaneous hits/bandwidth
* Protected by firewall
* Continuous backups of your website
* 99.9% Uptime guarantee
Website features:
* Advanced live site statistics, log files, ready-to-run CGI-library, own CGI programming (Perl, Python), FrontPage 2002 extensions
* Advanced Password Protection
* 5 FTP accounts
* PHP3 & PHP4
* MySQL
* Proxy SSL Secure Server
* Cron Jobs
* SSH Secure Shell Access
* Advanced Developer Tools
CRM/E-commerce:
* WebElements
* Newsletter Tool
* One-on-one online dialogue
* Turn-key web database applications
* Chats
* Forums
Domain names:
* Register or transfer .com/.net/.org/.info for just $5.99/year
* 50 subdomains (e.g., shop.yourDomain.com)
* Point up to 100 external domain names to 1&1
Applications:
* Free template loaded online WebsiteCreator
* Free full version of Fusion 7, search engine registration, ranking, optimization
* Total software worth $300
* 1&1 Control Panel
E-mail handling:
* 50 POP3 e-mail accounts (50 MB each)
* Catch-all e-mail addresses
* Auto-responders, unlimited forwarding.
* 1&1 Advanced WebMail
* Symantec virus scanner
Support:
* 1&1 Express support by e-mail