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BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
OK, I'm too lazy to type stuff twice, so I've just duplicated what I posted on the front page here. Enjoy, post comments, etc. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]


We here at your favorite website have come up with a new and wonderful way to raise money for the site: Selling webspace with a firstones.com subdomain! Things we are considering as part of the packages are:
[*]An @firstones.com email address (you know you want one!)
[*]A forwarding address
[*]Extra emails at a discount
[*]An image hosting account (small capacity, low cost)
[*]Homepage space (10-20MB)
[*]A ready-to-go weblog thingy (like the .plan files we have for the ex-devs and staff here)
[*]FTP access to your webspace
[/list]

Pricing hasn't been decided on yet.
Currently we're looking at deciding on what kinds of packages to offer and what should be in each. Email any ideas or opinions on what you would want from your webspace to me or Sanfam, or post them to this thread on the forums.

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Never eat anything bigger than your own head.
The Balance provides. The Balance protects.

"Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
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  • Falcon1Falcon1 Elite Ranger
    Great idea Biggles!!! Should bring in some revenue alright! I doubt I'd join up though, I have 4 email accounts and as a result 4 email adresses already... and as for web storage, I've got a whole server free that I can abuse at work....

    still though hmmmm 'falcon1@firstones.com' does sound tempting...

    I'll make a decision once I see the prices.

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  • C_MonC_Mon A Genuine Sucker
    Nice!!!!
  • Rogue TraderRogue Trader Somebody stop him...
    Sounds like a greaaaaaaaat idea, but i dont want storage and all that crap. just an email client would suffice for me! so what price would it be, um 1$ a year? hehe [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/biggrin.gif[/img]

    seriously though its a great idea and its gonna make big money.
  • Entil'ZhaEntil'Zha I see famous people
    [quote]Originally posted by Falcon1:
    [b]Great idea Biggles!!! Should bring in some revenue alright! I doubt I'd join up though, I have 4 email accounts and as a result 4 email adresses already... and as for web storage, I've got a whole server free that I can abuse at work....


    [/b][/quote]


    Yeah thats pretty much the boat i'm in, i've already got too many email addresses, and i've got 9 gigs of webspace sitting to my right here at home.
  • SanfamSanfam I like clocks.
    Well, here's a fun thing:
    You could use a forwarding address to create one static account that would send mail to an existing account. If the account is removed, you could just tell the forwarding account to point to the new address.

    [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]
  • ArikArik Galen's Apprentice
    Would you also allow for domain hosting, or just firstones.com subdomains?

    Also, what web/appserver is firstones.com hosted on, and what does it support, aside from cgi and ssi? (jsp/asp/etc..)
  • Now thats is a good Idea.....
    Can we the offers Septerat from the package, Let just say that i want teh Email address and umage hosting account??? or do i ahev to get the package or some thing???

    Can't wait to see the prices [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]
  • SanfamSanfam I like clocks.
    Arik: I'll get back to you on that.

    Chad: Well, we'd have single-item options, but also package deals that would save a bit (As expected. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/tongue.gif[/img])

    also, what would you think of home.firstones.com for a subdomain, and folders within this as being the place. for the image host, I'm investigating a web-based file uploading system, so one does not need to FTP in to upload images.
  • StrikerStriker Provided with distinction
    Guys, I'll answer all your technical questions in about 30 minutes. I have to step out of the office to run an errand right now. =)

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    Chase
    Web Hosting Provider for FirstOnes.com
    http://www.radiusco.com/
  • StrikerStriker Provided with distinction
    Howdy guys....

    My name's Chase. I'm President of RadiusCo Web, the company that firstones.com uses for its web hosting needs. =)

    Our server is based upon RedHat 7.2 with full support for PHP, CGI, mySQL, and all that good stuff. :P

    To get a little more professioanl now...our server is connected to the 'net via multiple high speed DS-3 circuits over Verizon's OC-48 Sonet ring.

    I'll be back in 3 hours to answer more questions. =)

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    Chase
    Web Hosting Provider for FirstOnes.com [url="http://www.radiusco.com/"]http://www.radiusco.com/[/url]

    [This message has been edited by Striker (edited 02-15-2002).]

    EDIT: I had to fix two typos.

    [This message has been edited by Striker (edited 02-15-2002).]
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    To those wanting things like only the email address: Those options listed are things that could be available. That is not one big package nor the only package we are offering. What we want to know is what sort of packages we should offer.

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    [b][url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Required reading[/url][/b]
    Never eat anything bigger than your own head.
    The Balance provides. The Balance protects.

    "Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
  • ArikArik Galen's Apprentice
    [quote]Originally posted by Striker:
    [b]Howdy guys....
    Our server is based upon RedHat 7.2 with full support for PHP, CGI, mySQL, and all that good stuff. :P
    [/b][/quote]

    Hi Striker.

    If you are running hosting on linux, I'm assuming it's Apache, maybe heavily customized, but Apache, most likely... Jakarta is another part of the Apache project (yes, it involves a lot more than just a web server)... and Tomcat, a very cool servlet container (with JSP support) is a part of Jakarta. So, are you running on a pure Apache webserver, or have you integrated it with Tomcat, for JSP support?

    The combination of Apache, Tomcat, and mySQL opens up all sorts of possibilities, especially if I can do domain hosting. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img]
  • whitestar90whitestar90 Elite Ranger
    Sounds great, I'll be in it as I need a place where I can show some pictures and things [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]

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  • StrikerStriker Provided with distinction
    [quote]Originally posted by Arik:
    [b]
    The combination of Apache, Tomcat, and mySQL opens up all sorts of possibilities, especially if I can do domain hosting. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img][/b][/quote]

    Evening:
    Yes, we run a modified version of Apache, however, we do not run "Tomcat". We may look into using it later though.



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    Chase
    Web Hosting Provider for FirstOnes.com
    http://www.radiusco.com/
  • JackNJackN <font color=#99FF99>Lightwave Alien</font>
    I could use a package that includes

    100-200 meg web site
    1-2 MySQL databases with PHP support
    1-5 email addresses

    Price?
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    Multiple DS-3 on OC-48 ??? Oh my! [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/biggrin.gif[/img]

    That's some serious shtufff...

    [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img]
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    We might be able to work out special packages for our "celebrities". Possibly. Maybe. Don't hold your breath.

    It ultimately does come down to what we can get from Striker there, and how much he charges for his end.

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    [b][url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Required reading[/url][/b]
    Never eat anything bigger than your own head.
    The Balance provides. The Balance protects.

    "Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
  • Are PHP and perl allowed?
    Also any RDBMS we can play with?
    Hmm.. a Weblogs thingy? Interesting [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img].

    [This message has been edited by Flancer (edited 02-16-2002).]
  • I might be interested in some serious ftp space 300-400MB

    if you could do this for a VERY small fee, for mainly hosting tbp download files.

    come back to me on a price for that

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    [This message has been edited by Cptwhite (edited 02-16-2002).]
  • JamboJambo Scriptkiddie
    Price me for :

    PHP 4 + At least 3 MySQL DB's
    Domain Hosting
    About 500mb

    I also need to be able to offer sub-domains.

    Thanks!
    James
  • StrikerStriker Provided with distinction
    Howdy:

    Well Sanfam and I have discussed numerous ways to offer web hosting. Basically, firstones.com will offer e-mail accounts (and e-mail only packages) and small (in features that is) plans. It would be something like [url="http://home.firstones.com/yourname....that"]http://home.firstones.com/yourname....that[/url] hasn't been decided on yet.

    For the more advanced features like mySQL, etc...you would have to sign-up with RadiusCo Web, our company. =)

    A portion of your money would be donated to firstones.com to help pay their costs. There would be a firstones.com only discount for our packages. More info on this soon. =)

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    PHP and Perl are allowed. We include raw logs and webalizer stats for our domain users.

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    Cptwhite:
    Space is not a problem, but there is bandwidth that must be paid for. You would have to give me an estimate of the amount of bandwidth you would pull per month.

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    Jambo_jimmy
    If you could e-mail me at chase@radiusco.com with specific details on what you would like, I would be more than happy to give you a quote.




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    Chase
    Web Hosting Provider for FirstOnes.com
    http://www.radiusco.com/
  • StrikerStriker Provided with distinction
    Credit card billing, money orders, cashier's checks, and personal/business checks will be handled by us.

    Sanfam has elected to use donate@firstones.com for PayPal payment.

    We're working on the details and we expect to have something on-line within the next week.

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    Chase
    Web Hosting Provider for FirstOnes.com
    http://www.radiusco.com/
  • what about yourname.firstones.com ?
  • StrikerStriker Provided with distinction
    Up to Sanfam. He's still working out the details.

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    Chase
    Web Hosting Provider for FirstOnes.com
    http://www.radiusco.com/
  • SanfamSanfam I like clocks.
    Very, very slowly. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/tongue.gif[/img]
    Damn distractions.
    GO AWAY! SHOO!
  • NickNick Earthforce Officer
    I've been looking for webspace for a while. Gimme pricy plzy.
  • Hmmm how soon would anything be available to the public?
    End of the month?
    Hehe just being a little excited and impatient about this whole thing [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img].
  • StrikerStriker Provided with distinction
    *cough* As early as next week *cough*

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    Chase
    Web Hosting Provider for FirstOnes.com
    http://www.radiusco.com/
  • Hmm ok more questions [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img].
    What about Perl modules? Let's say I need SOAP::Lite or DBD-x... what then?
    Also would there be special rates for those pay annualy vs monthly?
    Number of FTP accounts?
    Bandwidth limit?

    [This message has been edited by Flancer (edited 02-20-2002).]
  • StrikerStriker Provided with distinction
    Yeeessssssssssssssssssssssss

    I'm a Vorlon until further notice. (ie...we're going to surprise y'all in the next few days...hehe)

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    Chase
    Web Hosting Provider for FirstOnes.com
    http://www.radiusco.com/
  • StrikerStriker Provided with distinction
    FYI, the accounts offered by firstones.com will, for the most part, be generic web hosting accounts.

    For all the special needs, etc. you will need to visit [url="http://www.radiusco.com."]www.radiusco.com.[/url] More info soon. =)

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    Chase
    Web Hosting Provider for FirstOnes.com
    http://www.radiusco.com/
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