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/