[Gllug] recommend a (web) hosting company for linux box

Tethys tet at createservices.com
Wed Aug 27 15:35:05 UTC 2003


Simon Wilcox writes:

>It depends on what you need. I would suggest that for most hosting needs,
>taking a server managed up to OS level would be the best bet as the
>hosting provider should then be resonsible for any upgrades/patches to the
>OS, leaving you free to concentrate on your applications.

Nice theory. Beware that whatever the contract says, your service provider
may not actually do this in real life, and you may find your servers
unpatched against published security vulnerabilities. Not that this is
the bitter voice of experience or anything...

Tet

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