Appendix 3: Web hosts

The survey.

When the University server proved to be inadequate, I looked at approximately 30 web hosting companies for an alternative. The following hosts all answered "yes" when I asked them if they would let their customers install executable programs on their server. They also all allow you to use FTP to install your modules.

Areti

Datagate

DC Hosting

Digiserve

NetNation

Positive Internet

The recommendation

Depends on the requirements. Since the University uses Unix on Sun Solaris boxes, it would seem that Datagate or Digiserve would be the best bet for hosting systems written on the University’s computers.

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