OT hosting provider experiences, comments

[stan]

On Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:09:39 +0930
Tim <ignored_mailbox at yahoo.com.au> wrote:

> On Wed, 2009-06-17 at 23:14 -0700, stan wrote:
> > general advice on what to watch for with a hosting service
> 
> If you plan to webserve, or customise any servers (assuming that they
> allow you to), it can be useful to get a host using the same software
> that's available to you (e.g. Apache 2 on Linux, etc.).  Then you can
> run local tests on your own computer, in a similar environment, before
> committing them to the public service.
> 
> Try and find a service with good options about controlling filtering
> of your mail on the server.  Spam is best *rejected* at the server,
> rather than filtered out at the client end.  It shifts the workload
> away from you, and allows non-spammers who accidentally get
> classified as sending spam, to try and contact you again (the second
> time modifying their post, to not get rejected).
> 

Thanks.  I'll be sure and validate that these conditions are met.