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"Website hosting - info required ASAP please!"

Hi all, long time no post.

I'm after a cheap host for a website host and need recommendations/advice.

Basically, I've registered a domain under my eBay trading name 'Paranoimia' - WookieeMonster was taken on eBay by an American who hardly ever trades, so I had to use another.

I want a site *primarily* for e-mail purposes, so it must have its own mail server, i.e. outgoing mail must go through paranoimia.co.uk and not ntl's servers as it does on FastHosts.

I also want CGI/Perl access in case I ever want to make use of it, the ability to have subdomains and custom error pages, about 50 to 100MB of space, and for an annual fee of no more than £30.

I have WookieeMonster.com on PowWeb, but I don't want to pay that much for this new domain, as it's really only for storage and e-mail... so I've been looking for a UK provider.

Freeola is (probably) out of the question, because - unless they've changed it recently - I can't upload my files over my existing NTL broadband connection.

I signed up to FastHosts on the Starter package, only to discover that they don't allow custom error pages, so I'm cancelling under their 30-day money-back guarantee.

I've discovered 2 possibilities so far - Ideal Web Hosting whose starter package is around £20, and eUKhost on either their Copper (£22.99) or Bronze (£29.99) services.

Anyone ever used either of these? If so, what are they like? They seem to offer everything I want.

Or can you tell me of any comparable services that I haven't discovered yet?

Turbonutter wrote:
> I think I work for them.

Nope, I work for someone else.

Anyway if you need a large website, Digital Crocus would probably be able to sort out a dedicated hosting solution for you at a very reasonable price.

Digital Crocus looks pretty good for small sites but it would cost absolutely loads for a big site.

Although I love the design of it.

For once a site offering web design that actually does it properly!

I think I work for them.

eUkhost is excellent. I picked up the Gold package and all has been well since :D

stagsorting?

hehe

hi, just thought id mention, the host i use, http://www.staghsoting.com/ you can have just about unlimited webspace, cos you can request more space as you need it, i have 250mb on one of my site on their, but you need a domian to use the service

Sounds good to me, will be in touch :)

Turbonutter wrote:
> On the drink again tonight Alan?

Nope, just not used to speed typing on a lappy keyboard in the dark!

On the drink again tonight Alan?

:-)

Thanks though!

I too highly recomend Digital Crocus. Has to be one of the best hosts Ive used in agesm to the ponint that I hope to be using them soon to host a couple of jobs I have coming up.