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HOSTING FEATURES and HOSTING TERMS &
CONDITIONS
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partnered with one of the leading
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Business Hosting - One plan, one
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Business Hosting plan includes all
the features used by full-featured
e-commerce websites at only a
fraction of the cost. Rather than
"bait" our customers with
unrealistic, low price plans that
are designed to be upgraded, we only
offer one plan which we feel exceeds
any premium "Gold" or "Platinum"
plan offered by many of our
competitors. Why host your website
anywhere else, when you can have all
the features below, plus 24/7
support and monitoring with
virtually 100% guaranteed uptime for
only $9.95/month?
Standard Features:
Monthly Cost – 1 Year Included
FREE with our web development
Package |
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Setup Fee |
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Transfer Fee |
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Domain Registration – 3 Years
Included with our web
development package |
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Account Features:
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Disk Space
Each account includes 5 GB of
disk space, which is enough
for roughly 50,000 pages such
as this one. Once disk space
used reaches 2GB, additional
space up to 5GB is available
free by request. |
10 GB * |
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Data Transfer
Each account can transfer up
to 150 GB of data (bandwidth)
each month, which is limited
to 5GB per day. 5GB of
bandwidth should handle about
50,000 unique daily visitors.
The average website uses less
than 250 MB of bandwidth per
month and receives 50 visitors
per day. |
300 GB/month ** |
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Hits
We do not track or restrict
the number of visitors
accessing your website or the
number of pages that are
viewed. |
Unmetered |
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Addon Domains (host up to
21 domains on one account)
Addon domains can be pointed
to any subdirectory, page or
external URL, and appear as
separate websites, without the
need to purchase additional
hosting accounts. Each account
can host up to 20 Addon
domains in addition to the
primary domain. Each Addon
domain includes real time
traffic statistics, and up to
100 separate mailboxes with
autoresponders which can be
forwarded to any single or
multiple email addresses. |
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Unrestricted Content
We do not restrict the type of
content that can be hosted on
our servers under any hosting
plan as long as the content
does not violate any law. |
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OC-48 Connection
The hosting servers are
connected to the Internet via
multiple Redundant OC-48
Connections which are
48 times faster than a
standard T3 connection (used
by most hosting companies).
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Advanced Monitoring
All shared servers are
monitored by our staff
24/7/365 to reduce the
possibility of prolonged
downtime. We make automatic
remote connections to all
services (Apache, QMail, DNS,
MySQL, FTP, and ASP) every 5
minutes to make sure they are
running and responding
correctly.
We are often asked by our
customers how we can keep most
servers running 120 days or
longer without a single
reboot. The secret is our
proprietary ProcessWatch™
server side management utility
which works inside the server
to identify and remove zombie
processes which utilize a high
percentage of the CPU or
memory resources, and have
been running for over a
certain amount of time. Most
users do not know that a
single line of bad code in
almost any programming
language can bring down an
entire server, so making sure
such scripts are disabled
prior to causing any harm is a
key factor in maintaining
uptime and fast page loading.
This advanced technology
handles potential problems
before they take the server
down, avoiding multiple
reboots and downtime. In
addition to automatically
disabling runaway processes,
our staff is automatically
notified each time a resource
violation occurs along with
the exact details of the
scripts or commands used to
cause the potential crash.
This allows us to effectively
micro manage a virtually
unlimited number of servers
with the same effectiveness. |
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Uptime Guarantee
The network uptime is usually
99.9% - 100%. If it ever falls
below 99.5% for any given
month, you can request a free
month of hosting upon your
next renewal date. |
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24/7/365 Technical Support
This hosting company offers
unlimited toll free telephone
or email support 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week, 365 days
per year. |
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Instant Account Activation
Most new hosting accounts are
activated within 1 minute on
any day or night, 24/7/365.
You can begin uploading, set
up email, and access your
website immediately. |
included
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30 Day 100% Money Back
Guarantee
All our hosting plans and
options come with an
unconditional 30-day 100%
money back guarantee. You can
cancel for any reason
whatsoever. |
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Domain
Features
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Domain Registration:
Hosting customers,
registration and annual
renewal fee for one .com,
.net, .org,. Info, .biz, .us,
.web.st, .us.vu, .uk.vu, .us.fm,
or .uk.fm FREE for 3 years.
This is included in our
Website Development Packages. |
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Compatibility:
We host all top level domain
names including .com, .net,
.org, .tv, .us, .info, .biz, .co.uk,
.ca, .com.au, .de, .fr, .il,
.it, etc.. Each account
includes a fully delegated
primary and secondary DNS
server. Our DNS setup is
accepted by domain registries
such as .au and .ru who check
DNS configurations prior to
processing any changes, so DNS
transfers are accepted on the
first try. There is no charge
to transfer your existing
domain from another host. |
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Unlimited Subdomains:
There is no limit on the
number of subdomains (sub.domain.com)
that can be set up. Subdomains
can be created and managed
with our web based Subdomain
Manager which also enables
each Subdomain to be forwarded
to any external URL, IP
Address, or local webpage.
Each subdomain also includes
real time traffic statistics. |
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DNS Management:
Our online control panel
enables real time management
of all DNS records such as NS,
A, CNAME, and MX. This utility
provides root access to the
actual DNS zone file for easy
editing. |
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Wildcard DNS:
Our DNS Manager supports
Wildcard DNS entries for
instantly enabling all
inactive subdomains. |
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SPF Record:
SPF (Sender Policy Framework)
is the new protocol for
identifying forged email
senders. Each domain hosted on
our DNS platform includes a
default SPF record in its DNS
zone file to ensure mail
delivery to SPF enabled mail
servers. |
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Private Label DNS:
Our system allows you to use
your own domain as a DNS
server (i.e. ns1.yourname.com
and ns2.yourname.com) for
other domains you own as well
as your primary domain itself. |
Email
Features:
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POP3 Mailboxes
Each account includes up to
1000 unique POP3 mailboxes.
For example, info@yourname.com,
john@yourname.com, sales@yourname.com,
etc.. Each mailbox can have
its own password for
retrieving messages. POP3
mailboxes on our servers can
be set up to receive mail and
forward it at the same time.
All email administration is
done through our online
control panel. |
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Mail Forwarding Aliases
The mail forwarding feature
allows you to forward all
incoming messages to a
specially configured mailbox
(alias) to another email
address within or outside of
your domain. For example,
suppose you are the only
person receiving mail for your
website, but you would like 5
separate email addresses
(info@domain.com, sales@domain.com,
joe@domain.com, etc.), you can
set up one mailbox called
"info" and set up the other
aliases to be forwarded to
that mailbox automatically.
This way you would only need
to check the main "info"
mailbox for messages.
There is no limit on the
number of Mail Forwarding
Aliases. |
Unlimited |
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Mail Groups
Mail groups are designed to
receive email at one central
mailbox and then have it
forwarded to a designated
group of internal or external
mailboxes.
There is no limit on the
number of Mail Groups. |
Unlimited |
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Autoresponders
Autoresponders automatically
send a selected reply upon
receipt of each incoming
message. Any mailbox including
catch-all and forwarded can
have an autoresponder enabled.
The Autoresponder Manager
allows creation and management
of multiple autoresponders.
There is no limit on the
number of Autoresponders. |
Unlimited |
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Catch All Mailbox
A Catch All Mailbox is a
default mailbox that receives
messages addressed to any
non-existent mailbox and
forwards them to a designated
address. For example, if a
message is sent to inf@yourname.com
instead of info@yourname.com,
you would still receive that
message. |
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Mail Bouncer
By default mail to all
non-existent recipients is
rejected by the server. We
have developed an extremely
efficient method of rejecting
such mail, as our server first
checks for the existence of a
recipient's mailbox when the
sending mail server first
attempts to make an SMTP
connection. If both the
specified and catch-all
mailboxes do not exist at the
recipient's domain, our server
rejects the incoming
connection with an error
message that says, "User does
not exist". This causes the
sending mail server to
terminate its connection, and
send a failure notice to the
sender containing our server's
error message. This system not
only reduces Spam, as it lets
Spammers know that we do not
accept connections with random
addresses, but also greatly
increases server performance,
as our server processes and
sends out less mail. |
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Outgoing Mail (SMTP)
All accounts include an
unrestricted, password
protected SMTP mail server to
send outgoing mail to and from
any domain or email address. |
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Web Based Email
Our advanced, Webmail /
Personal Assistant combines
all powerful features of
popular PC based email clients
such as Outlook and Eudora
with the flexibility of web
based email. Web Based Email
allows you to send and receive
email from any POP3 mailbox
anywhere (even those not
hosted with us) using a web
browser on any computer with
an Internet connection.
The following is just a small
sample of all the features
included in our latest Webmail
release:
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Multiple folders for storing
messages, including a sent
and deleted folder to
automatically store sent and
deleted messages
respectively.
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Messages can be moved or
copied between folders.
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Multipart message display
and processing, including
displaying messages with
inline images, text, HTML,
and multiple attachments.
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Message filters for
automatically sorting
incoming mail into
designated folders.
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Ability to check for new
mail in multiple POP3
mailboxes (unlimited) at the
same time manually or
automatically at designated
time intervals.
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Each mail account can be set
for automatic or manual
message checking.
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Ability to mark messages as
read or unread, as well as
message flagging.
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Advanced search capability
which includes searching for
messages by different
headers including message
body, date, priority level,
whether a message has an
attachment, is read or
unread, or is flagged, as
well as other advanced
criteria.
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Remote Mail folder for
accessing and managing
messages on other POP3
servers without first
deleting them.
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Ability to copy or move
previously downloaded
messages to a local POP
Server for downloading by
other mail clients via POP3.
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Separate logins for every
POP3 account holder.
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Expanded capability for
handling multiple large
attachments.
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Ability to selectively
forward multiple attachments
received in a previous
message without actually
downloading them.
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Sorting messages by from
address, subject, date, read
or unread status, the first
letter of the from address.
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All sorting functions can be
performed in both ascending
and descending order.
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Audio alert for new incoming
messages.
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Full featured spell checker
with suggestions, and custom
dictionary for word
exclusion.
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Advanced HTML editor for
easy composition of HTML
messages.
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Address book with unlimited
entries, advanced search,
seamless import and export
from and to Outlook's
address book, and auto
complete feature when
sending mail.
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Ability to add all From, To,
and Cc addresses of incoming
or outgoing messages to the
address book with one click.
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Multiple signatures, draft
library, image based
stationery manager, notepad,
and calculator.
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All HTML messages are sent
in multipart format with a
plain text version for mail
clients not capable or set
up to receive messages in
HTML format.
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Automatic return receipt
feature for messages
requesting a return receipt.
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Multiple identities with an
optional Reply-To header.
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Preference controls which
include session timeout
interval, the initial access
page, default charset,
number of messages to
display per page, format for
reading messages, interval
for automatically checking
mail, and default editor.
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Accessible from most newer
PDA's and cell phones.
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OpenPGP encryption /
decryption utility.
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The ability to back up and
restore all settings and
messages through FTP.
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We do not insert any type of
advertising into incoming or
outgoing messages.
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IMAP / IMAP SSL
IMAP is a method of accessing
email messages on a server
without having to download
them to your local hard drive.
The advantage of using an IMAP
mail server is that users can
check their mail from multiple
computers and always see the
same messages. This is because
the messages stay on the
server until the user chooses
to download them to his or her
local drive. Most webmail
systems are IMAP based, which
allows people to access to
both their sent and received
messages no matter what
computer they use to check
their mail. For added
security, our IMAP server
supports SSL connections. |
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| Spam Filter
Our proprietary Spam Filter
provides control over email
delivery at the server level
by automatically deleting
unwanted email messages
containing Spam and virus
attachments. The advantage of
a server side Spam Filter is
that unwanted mail is deleted
directly on the server without
ever having to be downloaded.
There are 7 parameters for
filtering Spam: From
Address, To Address,
To Host, Cc Address,
Headers, Message
Subject, and Message
Body, plus a Virus
Attachment filter. Each
filter can have its own set of
rules for deleting messages
containing a certain
combination of characters.
The "White List"
feature provides the ability
to have a list of names,
addresses, domain names, or
any alphanumeric string of
characters which forces
the delivery of messages
containing any entry on that
list in various pre-defined
places, thus bypassing the
Spam Filter entirely. The
"Notify Sender Of Non
Delivery" option
automatically notifies senders
of messages rejected for Spam
that their message was not
delivered, along with the
reason why, and a secure link
for using a trusted, web based
email client to re-send it
without filtering. This
ensures that no message gets
deleted without notice, and
since Spammers mostly use
forged return addresses, which
cannot receive replies,
legitimate senders will get
the ability to have their
messages delivered regardless
of content. For added
reliability, each account can
also create a "Spam"
mailbox which will store all
messages rejected by the Spam
Filter for 72 hours.
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Anti Virus Protection
In addition to basic Anti
Virus checking which is part
of our Spam Filter, we use a
powerful anti virus email
scanning software across our
entire network of mail servers
to block incoming or outgoing
messages, which contain a
known virus. This solution
reduces mail server processing
load by over 25%, and
decreases the chances of
receiving or sending an email
virus. |
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OpenPGP Mail
Our OpenPGP Manager provides
an automatic installation and
configuration of OpenPGP Mail,
a custom script which accepts
input from any web based form,
and sends the encrypted
results via email to a
designated address. This
script is ideal for submitting
online loan applications,
order forms, shopping carts,
and any other form involving
sensitive data. |
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Mail Server Monitoring
One of the biggest complaints
about the shared hosting
environment is email. Since
there are multiple users who
share a single mail server, if
one user decides to send
10,000 or more outgoing
messages using any of the
multitude of tools at their
disposal. all users will
experience mail delays of 3
hours or more. If 100,000 or
more messages are sent, that
delay can become as high as 12
hours. The conventional method
of dealing with such a
situation is to purge the mail
server queue as soon as a mail
delay complaint is received
and verified. Although this
does eliminate the delay for
some time, it permanently
deletes all outgoing and some
incoming messages for all
users, resulting in loss of
some or all email processed
during that time. To prevent
the above from happening, we
have developed a special
function in our proprietary
ProcessWatch™ server side
management utility to
constantly monitor the mail
server message queue, and
automatically detect, and
purge large volumes of
outgoing email from a single
source (over 5,000 messages
from one sender) which would
have otherwise created a
significant delay in delivery.
If any such violation occurs,
both the sender and our
security staff is instantly
notified to prevent future
problems. This utility can
also selectively purge any
outgoing message(s) from the
mail server without shutting
it down or affecting normal
mail delivery. The end result
is a lightning fast, and
reliable mail server, with
virtually no chance of mail
loss. |
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FTP Features:
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FTP Access Unlimited Access
FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
is used to transfer files and
web pages to and from the web
server. You can upload or
download files to and from
your website 24 hours a day, 7
days a week from anywhere in
the world. |
Unlimited |
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FTP Accounts
The Hosting offer four types
of FTP accounts, Standard,
Anonymous, Root, and Local.
FTP access can be given to up
to 1000 different users to
have independent directories
or share access to selected
directories within your
website. Standard accounts get
space outside the root web,
and can be accessed on the web
at yourname.com/~account,
while Local accounts can
access selected directories
inside the root web. The Root
account shares access to the
Root web with the main admin. |
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Secure FTP (SSL)
Our servers fully support
secure FTP connections via SSL.
During a secure FTP
connection, all data being
transferred to and from the
server is encrypted. This
feature complies with HIPAA
requirements for transaction
privacy and security, as it
provides a secure way of
transferring files. |
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Auto Resume FTP
Our FTP servers are configured
to automatically resume
interrupted file uploads and
downloads, so instead of
transferring the entire file
again after a session has been
closed prematurely, only the
unsent portion is transferred. |
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Anonymous FTP
Anonymous FTP provides a
separate folder that is shared
by all users of a domain and
does not require a password
for logging in. We offer two
types of Anonymous FTP
Accounts, Basic Anonymous and
True Anonymous. The difference
between the two is the user
name that is used for
accessing the Anonymous
directory. Under Basic
Anonymous, the users name us
the letter "a" followed
by the main account user name
(i.e. auser). Under
True Anonymous, the user name
is simply "anonymous".
True Anonymous FTP requires a
Unique IP address. |
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Technical Features:
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FrontPage Extensions
We are a Registered Web
Presence Provider for
Microsoft®
FrontPage® version
2002. We support FrontPage®
versions 2002, 2000, 98 and 97
on most platforms. Functions
such as publish, form
submission and validation,
site search, counter,
discussion web, and others are
fully supported. |
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Private CGI-BIN
The CGI-Bin (Common Gateway
Interface) directory is used
for executing server side
applications. Each website on
our servers has its own cgi-bin
directory.
Supported CGI Languages: Perl,
C++, Python, and Tcl/Tk. |
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Perl
is one of the first
full-featured server side
scripting languages which can
connect to a database. Our
servers come with mod_perl for
faster execution, and most
common Perl modules such as
LWP, DBI, DBD::mysql, CGI.pm
and many others are
pre-installed. Our servers are
configured to execute Perl
scripts from any directory,
not just cgi-bin. Perl scripts
must end in .pl or .cgi to be
recognized by the server. |
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PHP (Version 4.4.2 and
5.1.2)
PHP is an advanced server side
scripting language that can be
embedded directly into HTML.
PHP is similar in syntax to
JavaScript, and does not
require optional components to
perform advanced tasks, as
does ASP. PHP scripts can be
placed in any directory within
a web, and can connect to any
SQL database. We are currently
running PHP 4.4.2 and 5.1.2 as
a CGI binary. |
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ASP (Sun Active Server
Pages)
ASP (Active Server Pages) is a
server side scripting language
developed by Microsoft that
can be embedded into HTML, and
is similar in syntax to Visual
Basic. ASP scripts can be
placed in any directory within
a web and can connect to a
database. We are currently
running Sun / Chilisoft ASP
Version 3.6.2 with the
following components: ASP Mail
and ASP Upload. ASP scripts
must end in .asp to be
recognized by the server. |
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ColdFusion (Express 4.5)
ColdFusion (ColdFusion Markup
Language or CFML) is one of
the earlier server side
scripting languages originally
developed by Allaire, and
later acquired by Macromedia.
CFML can be embedded into HTML
like PHP and ASP, however it
has some limitations. We are
currently running ColdFusion
Express Version 4.5.
ColdFusion files must end in .cfm
to be recognized by the
server. |
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Ruby On Rails (1.1.2 /
1.8.4)
is a full-stack framework for
developing database-backed web
applications according to the
Model-View-Control pattern.
From the Ajax in the view, to
the request and response in
the controller, to the domain
model wrapping the database,
Rails gives you a pure-Ruby
development environment. To go
live, all you need to add is a
database and a web server. We
support Ruby On Rails version
1.1.2 / 1.8.4 with Fast CGI. |
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SSI
(Server Side Includes) enables
the web server to execute
commands placed into HTML
documents. SSI works best for
displaying date and time,
merging documents, click
counters, last modified date,
and other simple server side
functions. SSI is also used to
include CGI scripts into HTML
documents. SSI files must have
a .shtml extension. |
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Python |
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Tcl/Tk |
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SSL (with self signed
certificate)
SSL encryption allows the use
of digital certificates to
securely transmit encrypted
data over the Internet. Secure
web pages inspire confidence
from visitors, especially when
transmitting confidential
financial information such as
credit card numbers. A self
signed certificate is included
at no cost. A trusted
certificate and a Unique IP
address must be purchased
separately to avoid the "untrusted
certificate" warning displayed
by most web browsers.
Alternatively, our Secured.com
SSL provides a trusted digital
certificate with IP for only
$5/month. |
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OpenPGP
is used for encrypting email
and other sensitive data
during storage or
transmission. We offer the
only 100% browser based
OpenPGP utility, which
performs all functions,
previously handled only
through desktop applications.
Using our control panel, users
can generate their own keys,
manage and export keys, as
well as encrypt, decrypt, and
sign text, files, and email
messages. This feature is
ideal for transmitting and
storing credit card data,
medical records, passwords,
and other sensitive
information. |
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Scheduled Scripts (Crontab)
Using Linux's Crontab utility,
this feature enables automatic
execution of CGI scripts
written in Perl, Python or C++
at regularly scheduled
intervals (PHP and ASP scripts
can also be executed by using
a specially formatted Perl
redirect script). For example,
if you have a script that
sends an email newsletter each
month, instead of manually
running the program, it could
be scheduled to run at
midnight, on the first day of
each month. This option also
includes a web based Crontab
Manager for real time updates. |
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NTP
(Network Time Protocol)
synchronizes the server's
internal clock with a public
time server for accuracy. This
ensures that email time
stamps, file last modified
dates, and scripts always have
the most correct time. |
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Storage Directory
Each account includes a
storage directory outside the
public web folder for private
storage. Files in the Storage
directory cannot be accessed
from a web browser, and are
uploaded with FTP or our web
based file manager. |
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Accelerated Page Loads
Our web servers are configured
to automatically compress most
files prior to sending them to
the browser. This accelerates
page loads by up to 80% and
considerably reduces bandwidth
usage. For example an 80KB
file would load as fast as a
16KB file, and use that much
less bandwidth. |
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Enhanced Web Security
To protect against form mail
spam attacks, forum hacking,
guestbook spamming, site
defacements, and other
malicious exploits, our web
servers run a custom
configured security module to
detect and stop such attacks.
Once a new exploit is
discovered, our security team
updates the security
configurations of all servers
within minutes with new rules
to prevent similar attacks. |
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Custom Operating System
Our custom Linux operating
system, built on the Debian
platform, was assembled one
component at a time by our
experienced Unix/C developers
with a sole purpose of running
web applications as securely
and efficiently as possible.
For higher security, no
unneeded components or ports
are used, and each service is
monitored and micromanaged
from within the server in real
time to detect any type of
misuse. Permissions are
carefully set for all system
files to prevent unauthorized
use. Resources are also
constantly monitored to
maintain acceptable load
levels. OS level updates are
done on each server using
Debian's "apt-get" feature,
which automatically retrieves
the updated packages from
their designated online
repositories, and installs
them in real time. This
enables us to install OS
security patches system wide
as they become available. |
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Management Features
| Control Panel
Our online control panel gives
you complete, real time
control of the administration
of your website. You can add,
edit, and delete mailboxes,
email aliases, and mail
groups, set up mail
forwarding, create secure
directories, change your
password, manage auto
responders, view statistics,
send and receive web based
email, administer your
database, and update your
contact information. |
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Auto Installer (with
50+ applications such as Blogs, Forums, CMS, Counter, etc.)
Our exclusive, easy to use
Auto Installer utility was
designed to automatically
install popular open source
web applications into your
website at the click of a
button, without having to
manually download and upload
distribution packages, change
configuration files, create
and upload databases, rename
files, or change file and
directory permissions. We have
done the legwork of making
sure each application will
work as expected when
installed on our server, so
that all you will have to do
is use it. Each installer
module also includes an
"Uninstall" feature, and
documentation for the
application being installed.
Over 50 scripts are currently
available with more being
added regularly. |
included
|
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Website Builder
Our SimpleHTML™ web based
website creation tool lets you
design and build your website
in minutes without any
previous web design experience
or purchasing any software.
Features include background
colors and images, text font,
color and style management,
image uploading and alignment,
page preview, meta tags, and
more. |
included
|
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File Manager
Our SimpleHTML™ web based file
management tool lets you
easily manage your web files
from your browser without
having any special software.
Features include a powerful
HTML editor with advanced
table creation tools,
creating, deleting, and
renaming files or directories,
uploading, editing, moving and
copying files or directories,
and cgi script configuration (chmod).
The advanced Perl syntax
checker-debugging tool finds
and displays errors with exact
line numbers for any Perl
script. |
included
|
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Instant Backup Recovery
Individual files or
directories with all of their
contents (including your
entire website) can be
restored from our backup
archive in real time using our
SimpleHTML™ file manager.
There is no limit to the
number of times data is
restored from backup. |
included
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Instant Upload/Preview
To avoid downtime, you can use
FTP or our web based File
Manager to upload your website
immediately without waiting
for your domain name to be
pointed to our servers. You
can also view your website
using our alternative URL
system prior to your domain
name transfer in order to make
sure it is set up properly.
FTP host and alternate URL
info is emailed at the time
each account is activated. |
included
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Image Manager
The Image Manager provides
basic image manipulation
functions such as Resize,
Crop, Text Labeling, Line
Drawing, New Image Creation,
as well as Image Optimization
for faster downloads.
Supported image formats are
JPEG, GIF, and PNG. |
included
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Protected Directories
Access to any directory under
your domain can be password
protected using our online
control panel. Pages in
password protected directories
can only be accessed online by
authorized users. You can set
up as many user names and
passwords as you need. You can
also use a .htaccess file to
manually protect any
directory. |
included
|
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Custom Error Pages
You can create your own custom
error page that will be
displayed when visitors try to
access non-existent web pages
within your domain. Custom
error pages are activated by
designating special error
handling files through our
control panel
for common web server error
messages, such as errors 400,
403, 404, 500, 501 and 507. |
included
|
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Archive Manager
This tool enables making
compressed (.tar.gz) files to
instantly backup an entire
website or selected
directories. Archive files can
then be stored and or
downloaded at any time through
our File Manager, FTP or
FrontPage. |
included
|
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Index Manager
This feature allows Directory
Browsing to be enabled or
disabled for each directory.
If enabled, Directory Browsing
displays the contents of
directories not having an
index page. |
included
|
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Traffic Blocking
There are 4 components to our
Traffic Blocking utility,
Blocking By IP, Blocking By
Referring Domain, Blocking by
User Agent (browser type), and
Blocking By Country. The IP
Blocking feature blocks
specified IP's from accessing
your website. IP Blocking is
used to block unwanted or
malicious traffic such as
email (spam) harvesters or
denial of service (DoS)
attacks. Domain Blocking
denies entry to visitors who
clicked on a link from a
specified web page (referring
URL) to get to your website.
Blocking by User Agent blocks
access from any browser type.
Finally, Country Blocking
blocks traffic from selected
countries. |
included
|
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Hotlink Protection
There are 4 components to our
Traffic Blocking utility,
Blocking By IP, Blocking By
Referring Domain, Blocking by
User Agent (browser type), and
Blocking By Country. The IP
Blocking feature blocks
specified IP's from accessing
your website. IP Blocking is
used to block unwanted or
malicious traffic such as
email (spam) harvesters or
denial of service (DoS)
attacks. Domain Blocking
denies entry to visitors who
clicked on a link from a
specified web page (referring
URL) to get to your website.
Blocking by User Agent blocks
access from any browser type.
Finally, Country Blocking
blocks traffic from selected
countries. |
included
|
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Network Tools
This utility performs network
and DNS troubleshooting.
Functions include Ping,
Traceroute, Dig, Nslookup,
Host, Whois, and the IP Whois
which locates the ownership of
any IP address from around the
world. |
included
|
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Perl Script Checker |
included
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PHP Manager
Our proprietary, browser based
PHP Manager controls over 40
global PHP configurations for
each domain. Configuration
settings include safe_mode,
asp_tags, register_globals,
session.auto_start,
track_errors, magic_quotes_gpc,
and many others. It also
enables PHP to be set to parse
regular HTML pages ending in .htm
and .html as PHP scripts. This
is useful when trying to get
search engines to index
dynamically created pages. |
included
|
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MIME Type Configuration
We support most MIME types by
default. Additional MIME types
can be set up instantly with
our online Mime Manager. |
included
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.htaccess File Configuration
In addition to using our
control panel for common web
server configurations, we also
support manual configurations
such as custom error pages,
password protected
directories, and MIME Types
through Apache .htaccess
files. .htaccess files can be
edited in real time through
our web based file manager. |
included
|
Promotion Tools
|
HTML Analyzer
This tool analyzes HTML pages
to help optimize search engine
positioning, and provide a
better visitor experience. Key
elements of analysis are Load
Time, Spelling, Keywords, Meta
Tags, and Links. |
included
|
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Search Engine Submission
If you host with us, you can
submit your website to the
major search engines as often
as you like free of charge.
Our Meta Tag Builder and Auto
Submit Tool will custom build
your Meta Tags and submit your
site to the major search
engines in real time. This is
usually enough to generate
moderate traffic. We recommend
you have your site submitted
this way at least twice a year
to maintain good ranking. |
Free |
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Index.com Guaranteed Listing
Index.com is a manually
compiled directory of over
1,000,000 websites carefully
screened by human editors. To
get a website listed,
webmasters manually select up
to 10 relevant keywords
associated to the website
being submitted, which usually
results in a guaranteed
ranking under those terms. The
cost for a Guaranteed Listing
under any 10 keywords is only
$99/year, and is totally free
for our hosting customers. |
Free |
Reporting Tools
|
Advanced Statistics
All traffic related data is
compiled and presented it in
an easy to read graphic format
available in English, French,
Spanish, German and Dutch.
Data compiled includes the
number of visitors, referring
sites and search engines,
keywords used to find your
site, originating IP of each
visitor, number of visits to
each page, historic trends,
duration of visit, and more.
All statistics data is
archived, and is instantly
accessible by hour, day, week,
month or year.
Our proprietary Latest
Visitors feature provides
a
real time
"visitors online" counter with
a detailed list of the last 50
visitors' IP numbers,
referring URLs, pages accessed
and browser types, along with
a total unique visitor count
for that day, number of
visitors in the last hour,
hourly trend, and the expected
number of visitors before
12am. All page accesses and
subsequent returns (or
reloads) to any webpage for
any single IP address in a 24
hour period is counted as one
unique visitor. So the number
of daily unique visitors is a
true representation of the
actual number of visitors, and
is considered the industry
standard for measuring
traffic.
Each account includes a
special statistics login
screen with an optional
alternative password to access
the statistics page. This
enables third parties like
advertisers or SEO
professionals to view your
statistics without gaining
access to the rest of your
control panel functions. |
included
|
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Server Status Report
Each account has the ability
to view a real time Server
Status Report that displays
uptime information, load
averages, and the status of
all services running on the
server. |
included
|
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Access To Raw Logs
Raw log files for each account
can be viewed or downloaded at
anytime via our web based Log
Manager or FTP. Analyzing raw
log data may be useful for
identifying traffic patterns,
debugging errors or monitoring
FTP users. Logs available in
raw format are the Access Log,
Error Log, and FTP Log. |
included
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Log Archiving
Access Log files can be set to
be automatically archived.
When this feature is enabled,
each day's log file is stored
in the /logs/archive
directory, and can be
downloaded for analysis at any
time. All daily archived log
files can be merged into a
single file if needed for use
with a third party statistics
program. |
included
|
Exclusive Free Applications
(available only through Auto
Installer)
|
Anonymous Upload
Like in Anonymous FTP, this
enables anyone to upload files
into your "anonymous" web
directory. The difference
between this feature and
Anonymous FTP is that users do
not need an FTP client program
to upload files, instead they
would simply use a web
browser. This is convenient
for any novice user to upload
photos or files as an
alternative to email
attachments. The file size
limit for this utility is 2MB.
|
included
|
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phpCart Shopping Cart
Our phpCart™ secure shopping
cart includes all the tools
you will need to establish and
operate a full featured online
store. phpCart is considered
one of the fastest and easiest
to implement shopping cart
systems because it uses
cookies to store all
transaction information,
eliminating the need for a
database. phpCart supports all
major credit card payment
gateways, plus payments by
checks, money orders, and
PayPal.
This application can be
automatically installed and
configured with our Auto
Installer.
* Secured.com SSL is required
if you accept credit cards. |
included
|
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LiteChat Server
Our LiteChat™ is a complete
chat server package, which
incorporates the features of
sophisticated Java Chat
applications without the need
to download slow loading
applets or software.
What makes LiteChat one of the
fastest loading chat server
available is the way chat
sessions are stored and
managed. To reduce resource
consumption and increase
speed, LiteChat uses no
external database. Using PHP,
JavaScript, HTML, and text
files, LiteChat offers many
sought after features which
until now have only been
available with IRC and Java
chats. Unlike IRC chats,
LiteChat runs on a totally
private network, so only
authorized users have access
to chat sessions.
Features:
1.
Private network - only
authorized users have access.
2.
Persistent connections - no
meta refresh tags.
3.
Choice of user colors and
image.
4.
Ability to send private
messages.
5.
Ability to send images and
hyperlinks.
6.
Unlimited number of operators.
7.
Three levels of operators.
8.
Operators can view private
messages.
9.
Audio operator alerts when
users enter/leave.
10.
Ability to remove "kick" users
from the chat.
11.
Ability to permanently ban
users.
12.
Customizable HTML page for
banners.
13.
Real time user updates.
14.
Scrolling on/off switch.
15.
Ability to change names.
16.
Log-in data storage.
17.
Works in both IE and Netscape.
18.
User validation.
19.
No plug-ins or applets to
download.
20.
Automatic session cleanup.
|
included
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LiteChat Server Deluxe
The Multi Room version of our
LiteChat™ server has all the
features of the Single Room
version plus the following
features:
1.
Access to up to five exclusive
chat channels.
2.
Our exclusive Lecture Room™
feature.
3.
Unlimited private rooms.
4.
Rooms can be changed at any
time.
5.
Operator can enter private
rooms.
6.
Real time room and user
updates.
|
included
|
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Site Search Engine
Having a search engine will
enable visitors to search your
entire website for any word or
combination of words. Search
results are sorted, numbered,
and displayed based on the
number of times a search term
appears in a given file. You
can specify which directories
to search, and selectively
exclude any page. A special
label can be displayed in the
results page instead of the
actual page title. Search
results can be displayed on
any external html page or
custom template. This PHP
script is based on a
proprietary algorithm that
combines extensive search
capabilities with maximum
performance. |
included
|
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Secure File Download
This application allows you to
offer file downloads in any
format (i.e. .pdf, .htm, .txt.
.doc, .zip, .gif, .jpg, etc.)
from any directory of your
website. For PDF files, files
are offered for download
instead of in the Acrobat
Reader. Advanced security
features include password
protection and hidden file
paths. Files can have any
"save as" name you specify,
and it does not need to match
the name of the source file on
the server. Compatible with
most web browsers including
IE, Netscape, and AOL. Files
can be downloaded with or
without authentication.
|
included
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Password Guard
Password Guard is a program
that is designed to protect
premium directories and
individual pages of membership
sites from unauthorized links
in password sharing sites. The
program communicates with the
web server to determine if a
visitor supplying a valid user
name and password is coming
from one of over 70 password
sharing sites in our database.
If that is the case, the
intruder is immediately
redirected to an error page,
and the site's webmaster is
sent an email containing the
user name and password used
during the entry attempt, plus
the referring password site's
URL. One email is sent per
each unique user name used
during an entry (for example,
if there were 10,000 surfers
trying to access your members
area from different password
sites using the same user name
and password, you will only
get one email notification,
not 10,000). The banned URL
database can be updated by the
webmaster online as often as
needed. Password Guard can
protect an entire directory,
or a single file, plus conceal
the true name and path of
content pages. |
included
|
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Recommend Site Script
Enables visitors to send a
message recommending your
website to any designated
recipient along with a link.
No email software is required. |
included
|
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Auto Reply Form
Forwards form results to any
designated email address and
sends an auto reply to the
sender. Auto reply message
text can be specified in the
form as a hidden form field.
For added security, form
results can be posted to a
secure, password protected
text file. An advanced
anti-spam feature prevents
spammers from sending messages
through this script from a
remote computer or website. |
included
|
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qMailer Mailing List Manager
qMailer™
is a web based mailing list
manager that maintains one or
more mailing list databases,
and sends messages to an
entire mailing list, select
group or individual members
with just one click. It also
enables recipients to
subscribe or unsubscribe from
your mailing list, and can
send full-featured HTML
documents. Other useful
functions include discussion
group feature, multiple
sender, identity, subject,
message, and salutation
templates, message/newsletter
archiving, and a mailing list
import and export feature.
qMailer™ was designed for
subscriber based email
distribution, broadcast mail,
newsletters, standard response
messaging, and convenience.
|
included
|
Compatibility:
|
Real Audio/Video Support
We support Real audio and
video streaming formats
through HTTP streaming with a
conventional web server. You
can place your audio/video
files in any directory under
your domain, and access them
via http, rtsp, or pnm
protocols. Real media files
use the following extensions:
.ram, .ra, .rm. |
included
|
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Windows Media Support
We support Windows Media audio
and video streaming formats
through HTTP streaming with a
conventional web server. You
can place your audio/video
files in any directory under
your domain, and access them
via http protocol. Windows
Media files use the following
extensions: .asx, .asf. |
included
|
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Quicktime Video Support
We support Quicktime video
streaming formats through HTTP
streaming with a conventional
web server. You can place your
video files in any directory
under your domain, and access
them via http protocol.
Quicktime video files use the
following extension: .mov. |
included
|
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Flash Support
We support all Macromedia
Flash file formats and mime
types. |
included
|
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IPIX Support
We support all IPIX mime
types. IPIX technology
provides on demand interactive
virtual tours. |
included
|
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Multiple Client Support
We support popular web
development programs such as
Dreamweaver, Adobe GoLive,
Adobe PageMill, and NetObjects
Fusion. |
included
|
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included
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Optional Features - Can be added or
deleted at any time!
| Feature |
Monthly Cost |
| 300 MySQL Databases MySQL is a fast,
full-featured SQL
database built
specifically for web
applications. Our
Database Admin utility
enables the creation and
management of up to 300
unique databases per
account. Each database
can have a unique user
name and password for
maximum security and
flexibility. Both local
and remote database
connections are
supported through the
following languages: PHP,
ASP, and Perl. You also
have complete control
with features like
creating, altering,
renaming, and dropping
tables, as well as
selecting, inserting,
and updating records.
The data file upload
feature allows uploading
data directly into the
database. Dumping
(importing) tables and
data from SQL text files
is also supported. Also
included is a recovery
feature, which enables
an entire database or
individual tables to be
restored from the
previous day's backup
with a click of a
button.
Cost:
$5.00 per month (free
at time of signup)
Setup Fee: None |
$5.00 FREE*
|
| Secured.com SSL This feature enables you
to place pages requiring
secure data transfer
into your own SSL
secured folder (128 Bit
Encryption) with a
trusted URL in the
following format:
https://secured.com/~yourfolder/.
This URL is used by
thousands of online
merchants throughout the
world, so it in itself
carries a symbol of
trust. When users access
any document in a
Secured.com directory,
all data submitted is
encrypted during
transmission, and they
are notified that the
page being viewed is
secure and cannot be
seen by others. SSL
secured pages can be
managed with our web
based ssl file manager
or FTP. Each directory
also includes 10MB of
disk space and supports
PHP4, ASP, Perl, and SSI.
Scripts are configured
to run from within any
ssl folder. Advanced PHP
features such as cURL,
GD, PDFlib, mhash, and
zlib are supported as
well. A 100% web based
OpenPGP encryption and
decryption module with a
unique key for each
folder is included for
secure email.
Cost:
$5.00 per month
(includes digital
certificate)
Setup Fee: None |
$5.00 |
| Unique IP Address An IP address is a
numeric equivalent of a
domain name, which is
used to access websites.
Although domain names
are easier to remember
than IP addresses,
having a unique IP
address is useful when
you have multiple domain
names to be forwarded to
one website. Most domain
registries do not charge
to forward domain names
to an IP address, but
they do charge for
forwarding to another
domain name.
Please note that IP
space is getting very
scarce, and ARIN (the
governing body for IP
delegation) does not
allow IP based hosting
unless a site is using
an SSL certificate,
multiple domain
pointing, or server
mirroring/load
balancing. ARIN
periodically audits our
IP space to determine if
it is being utilized
properly, and in some
cases websites being
hosted on unique IP
addresses for any other
purpose than above may
be required to
relinquish their IP
space. Therefore, we
highly recommend that
unique IP addresses are
used only for acceptable
purposes as described
above.
Cost:
$5.00 per month
Setup Fee: None |
$5.00 |
| * Databases are free for new
accounts at time of signup. |
|
Performance And Security -
Dedicated server feel on a shared
plan!
Our low rates do not come at the
expense of performance. Unlike other
companies who place over 1000
customers on a single web server, we
place no more than 300 accounts on
any server, with no single customer
utilizing more than their share of
resources. We pledge to you that
your website will load as fast as
the fastest comparable website on
any server anywhere, or we will
refund your money within the first
30 days your account is set up. This
includes any comparable website on
its own dedicated server.
Our custom Linux operating system,
built on the Debian platform, was
assembled one component at a time by
our experienced Unix/C developers
with a sole purpose of running web
applications as securely and
efficiently as possible. For higher
security, no unneeded components or
ports are used, and each service is
monitored and micromanaged from
within the server in real time to
detect any type of misuse.
Permissions are carefully set for
all system files to prevent
unauthorized use. Resources are also
constantly monitored to maintain
acceptable load levels. OS level
updates are done on each server
using Debian's "apt-get" feature,
which automatically retrieves the
updated packages from their
designated online repositories, and
installs them in real time. This
enables us to install OS security
patches system wide as they become
available.
Advanced Monitoring - Peace of
mind!
All shared servers are monitored by
our staff 24/7/365 to reduce the
possibility of prolonged downtime.
We make automatic remote connections
to all services (Apache, QMail, DNS,
MySQL, FTP, and ASP) every 5 minutes
to make sure they are running and
responding correctly.
We are often asked by our customers
how we can keep most servers running
120 days or longer without a single
reboot. The secret is our
proprietary ProcessWatch™ server
side management utility, which works
inside the server to identify and
remove zombie processes, which
utilize a high percentage of the CPU
or memory resources, and have been
running for over a certain amount of
time. Most users do not know that a
single line of bad code in almost
any programming language can bring
down an entire server, so making
sure such scripts are disabled prior
to causing any harm is a key factor
in maintaining uptime and fast page
loading. This advanced technology
handles potential problems before
they take the server down, avoiding
multiple reboots and downtime. In
addition to automatically disabling
runaway processes, our staff is
automatically notified each time a
resource violation occurs along with
the exact details of the scripts or
commands used to cause the potential
crash. This allows us to effectively
micro manage a virtually unlimited
number of servers with the same
effectiveness.
Mail Server Monitoring - Ensures
uninterrupted flow of mail!
One of the biggest complaints about
the shared hosting environment is
email. Since there are multiple
users who share a single mail
server, if one user decides to send
10,000 or more outgoing messages
using any of the multitude of tools
at their disposal. All users will
experience mail delays of 3 hours or
more. If 100,000 or more messages
are sent, that delay can become as
high as 12 hours. The conventional
method of dealing with such a
situation is to purge the mail
server queue as soon as a mail delay
complaint is received and verified.
Although this does eliminate the
delay for some time, it permanently
deletes all outgoing and some
incoming messages for all users,
resulting in loss of some or all
email processed during that time. To
prevent the above from happening, we
have developed a special function in
our proprietary ProcessWatch™ server
side management utility to
constantly monitor the mail server
message queue, and automatically
detect, and purge large volumes of
outgoing email from a single source
(over 5,000 messages from one
sender) which would have otherwise
created a significant delay in
delivery. If any such violation
occurs, both the sender and our
security staff are instantly
notified to prevent future problems.
This utility can also selectively
purge any outgoing message(s) from
the mail server without shutting it
down or affecting normal mail
delivery. The end result is a
lightning fast, and reliable mail
server, with virtually no chance of
mail loss.
Guaranteed
Upgrades - No customer is left
behind!
The features and security of your
account do not stop advancing the
day you sign up for service. All our
shared hosting and managed servers
run identical software to enable
seamless, automated updates and
security patches. Having our own
proprietary software enables us to
perform any type of upgrade on short
notice, without having to involve a
third party vendor. When a new
feature is created or an upgrade is
released, our proprietary Rapid
Update™ utility instantly updates
every server at virtually the same
time. This technology gives us the
ability to perform upgrades within
minutes across our entire network of
servers. This guarantees that an
account opened a few years ago will
have the same features and level of
security as a brand new account.
Support - Relentless quest for
customer satisfaction!
Our number one goal is customer
satisfaction. We have made it a top
priority to ensure that our
technicians are highly trained,
professional, and most of all
motivated to provide the best
service possible to each customer.
This is why we handle all support in
house, as opposed to outsourcing to
third parties that may be located
abroad. Our employees' compensation
is tied directly to customer
satisfaction, as every staff member
earns a cash bonus for every
positive customer testimonial they
receive. In the event of negative
feedback, the employee forfeits
his/her entire bonus for that month.
The end result, a team of dedicated
professionals with incentive to make
each customer praise the service
they received.
Pricing Strategy - Fair allocation
of resources!
Our goal is to offer the most
features in a single package that
rivals any "Gold" or "Platinum" plan
offered by many of our competitors.
To keep resource usage in check we
offer several advanced features like
Secured.com SSL, Database Access,
Domain Forwarding, and Unique IP
Address as add-ons for users who
truly need them. To ensure extra
resources are available, users
selecting options like Database
Access are placed on servers with
fewer accounts.
Hosting Privacy Policy
Your right to privacy is very
important to us. We recognize that
providing us with personal
information is an act of trust.
Therefore, we have created a privacy
policy to protect your personal
information.
Personal Information Collected
When you visit our Web sites and
access information you remain
anonymous. We do not require you to
register or provide personal
information to us to view our site.
There are occasions when we will ask
for additional information. We do
this to better understand and
respond to your needs, and provide
you with services that may be
valuable to you. For example,
personally identifiable information
will be collected in order for you
to register a domain name or open a
hosting account.
Use of Information
We will not provide any of your
personal information to other
organizations or third parties
unless required to do so by law. We
do not sell our clients' personal
information to anyone.
Security of Your Credit Card
Information
We will take appropriate steps to
protect your privacy. We will also
protect your personal information in
storage. If you supply us with your
credit card information, we will
encrypt the card number during
transmission.
Links to Third Party Sites
We provide links to third party
sites. Since we do not control those
websites, we encourage you to review
the privacy policies posted there.
Cookies
"Cookies" are small files sent from
a web server to your computer
through your browser program. There
are two types of cookies:
non-persistent and persistent
cookies.
A non-persistent cookie enables a
website to temporarily keep
information on your computer as you
travel from one page to another on
our site. This cookie is
automatically deleted from your
machine when you close your browser.
Because these cookies are necessary
to provide some functions, failure
to allow such cookies may make some
of the functions on our website
unavailable to you.
A persistent cookie is kept even
when you close your browser. You can
manually delete these cookies using
commands specific to your browser
and computer system. These cookies
store information that would
generally not change from session to
session. They also contain
information that would need to be
reentered by you each time you visit
the website. For example, we use
persistent cookies to welcome our
visitors to our website by
displaying the date ad time of their
last visit.
Use of Cookies
We use cookies for various reasons
and only read cookies written by our
site. We do not use cookies to
obtain information on other websites
that you may visit. We may use
cookies to store some history about
the parts of our sites that you have
visited to help you navigate our
site more easily or to alert you to
related pages on our site that may
interest you.
Email
You may decide to send us personally
identifying information, such as a
message containing your domain name
or login information for your
account. We will only use this
information to identify you as a
client and to determine how to
respond to your message. We will not
use this information for any purpose
other than to resolve the matter
identified in your message.
You can help us maintain the
accuracy of your information by
notifying us of any changes to your
address, title, phone number or
email address.
Scope
The information you provide to us
will also be covered by this policy.
Due to the rapidly evolving
technologies on the Internet, we may
occasionally update this policy. All
revisions will be posted to this
site. A revised Privacy Policy will
apply only to data collected
subsequent to its effective date.
Identity Verification Policy
To help protect our customers from
fraud, we have adopted an Identity
Verification Policy for providing
telephone support. When someone
contacts us via telephone to request
any kind of account updates, or
requesting information on an
account, we will first ask for the
master password associated with that
account. If the password is not
known or an incorrect password is
presented, we will send a password
reminder notice to the email address
we have on record for that account.
If the contacting party is unable to
receive email at that address, we
will require a signed, notarized
statement from the original account
holder authorizing us to perform the
requested action.
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