The site I plan on running has a great possibility of being "slashdotted". Not neccessarily from Slashdot, but from hardware and overclocking sites. If I host it on my DSL, I won't be able to handle the traffic if I get posted on one of those sites. I could host it at work, but I think that might not go over so well with certain people. One of the most annoying things about commerce sites is the slowness. I don't want anything I run to be something that might annoy me if I was a customer. On a side note, I'll be running TEP for a shopping cart system. If anyone is looking for a sweet cart system, check out http://www.theexchangeproject.org. Jay > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian [mailto:lxy at cloudnet.com] > Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2001 10:48 PM > To: 'tclug-list at mn-linux.org' > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] cheap colocation > > > On Sat, 13 Jan 2001, Austad, Jay wrote: > > > Anyone know of a good cheap place where I can colocate a > server or two? I'm > > setting up a small ecommerce site, and I don't really want > to host it off my > > DSL line. It'll be fairly low traffic, but I want to > ensure I have the > > bandwidth if needed. > > I'm not sure if the words "cheap" and "colo" can be used > correctly in the > same sentence. Unless you're streaming video or hosting a > Red Hat mirror > I think DSL works great as colo. It's stable, and although > slow (272k up) > it's a great low-cost solution. I colo some light/medium > traffic boxen on > DSL and I've never had a problem. I also colo a box on cable, I don't > recommend that. I think that'll be moving to DSL soon. > > So there you have it in all its glory, MHO. > > -Brian > > > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >