Ever since Cantoni.org first appears (way back in
November 1999), I’ve used Interland.com as my web/e-mail
provider.
Since my current subscription is about to expire, I decided
to switch to a different provider: Pair.com. Here are some of
the reasons:
- Cost: the basic cost is very similar ($17/mo Interland,
$18/mo Pair) - Databases would cost extra on Interland but a couple are
included with Pair - Scripting would cost extra on Interland but is included with
Pair - Pair includes secure interfaces for logging in, for uploading
files, and for reading e-mail - Virtual domains cost $1/mo on Pair — this will let me
host some other domains I might play around with - Both services offer a large number of e-mail accounts which
is important; I was close to using Cornerhost.com, but decided
against it because of the limited number of e-mail accounts - Windows (Interland) vs. Unix (Pair) — I’m not
anti-Windows, but I think the Unix (I think it’s FreeBSD) system
will give me more flexibility and control. I’ve also set up a
Linux box to better learn the configuration of Apache.
Tonight I backed up my old site and made the DNS changes.
They claim it takes “24 – 72 hours” for the change
to propagate through the Internet. We’ll see!
For future reference, here are the old and new locations:
- Old location (Interland): http://216.247.87.96/
- New location (Pair): http://209.197.79.154/