Russell Beattie

I asked Don Park what he thought of ServerMatrix and he gave them a thumbs up, so I went in that direction (though I didn't get a response about SCO... I'll take my chances.). Anything to get away from EV1 - stupid fucks.

Here's the details:

Thank you for your order.

When your Server is ready, we will mail you your username, password, ip address, and all other information you need to start using your new server. You will also receive a login username and password to the Orbit customer support center. From orbit you can monitor your server as well as open support tickets.

Server: Super Server Pentium 4 2.4 GHz - Setup: $99.00 - Monthly Fee: $109.00
Primary HDD: 80GB Hard Drive
Secondary HDD: None
RAM: 512 MB RAM
Number of ips: 5 IP Addresses
Bandwidth: 1000 GB Bandwidth
Uplink Port Speed: 100 Mbps Uplink - Monthly Fee: $10.00
Web Analytics: Urchin 100 profiles
Floodguard: None
MS SQL Server: None
Backup Service: None
Operating System: Debian (stable)
Server Management Plan: None
Control Panel: None
Firewall: None
Hostname: beattie

That's one bad-ass box for less money than I'm paying now at EV1. Not only is it the "right" thing to do, it's also the more economical. I'd have to be streaming free MP3s and teen-porn to be use up all that bandwidth. Notice that Debian install? Again, that's another right thing to do - Redhat abandoned the community (which is their right, but that doesn't mean I'm happy about it) so I'm moving to a distrib which doesn't need a corporate presence to continue being relevant. Plus I can't wait to be one of those snobby Debian "RPM? Bah! I just use APT-GET" users...

Betweeen this and moving my domains... take this as official notice that this website is going to be in flux for a few weeks.

-Russ