[Board] Web Hosting

[star__gazer at wowway.com]

I say yes. I also suggest we go for month to month. If we like the service, we can sign up for a year contract.

Susan

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From: "chuck child" <chuck.child at gmail.com>
To: "Ron Blanchett" <rrcb21 at yahoo.com>, board at penguicon.org
Sent: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 13:30:40 -0400
Subject: Re: [Board] Web Hosting

> O.k.   I have all the answers I need, and I feel like we have had sufficient discussion to reach a informed oppinion.   I will consider Patricia's question a movement, and I will second, and call a vote.
>  
> Vote:  Should we move our Web Hosting to Dotster, for an identical price as current, with some advantages, but the knowlege that they are simply a Tier I ISP, indicating 99.9% reliability, indicating as much as 3.5 days a year of possible downtime. This includes a 1 month double payment, and work to transfer our web hosting.
>  
> Charles Child - I vote Yea
>
>  
> On a related note, I move that, after this vote, we vote for immediate, versus a one month wait.  I propose the one month wait to allow us to plan, prepare, collect, and ask for assistance, as needed.   Ron, you are our current webmaster, and you can crush this motion by saying "Im up for it now". . . But that's up to you. 
>  
>  
> On 10/17/06, Ron Blanchett <rrcb21 at yahoo.com> wrote:

>
> We are month-to-month and we can cancel anytime we want.
> Month to month was done to keep us from getting caught in a contract just in case we had trouble and wanted to find a new web host.
>
> Keep in mind that we can get a lower rate with most web hosts if we do a one year contract but it might not end up being worth it if the service is crappy. For instance Dotster has a rate of 29.95 a month if we enter into a one year contract, but the price on a month to month basis is 34.95.
> 
> -Ron
>
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: chuck child < chuck.child at gmail.com>
> To: Penguicon Board Discussion List <board at penguicon.org >
> Cc: Ron Blanchett <rrcb21 at yahoo.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 10:09:23 AM
> Subject: Re: [Board] Web Hosting
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> 
> 
> Before we vote, one question for Ron:   Are we locked into a contract currently, or are we on a month-by-month?
>
>  
> On 10/17/06, Patricia Altergott < paltergo at svsu.edu> wrote: It sounds like a good time to make the move if we're going to do it.
> >From what I've seen of the research on our options I'm comfortable with
> Ron's suggestion.   Do we need an official online vote?
> ~Patricia
>
> Patricia Altergott
> Computer Operations Clerk
> W216
> Saginaw Valley State University
> 989-964-2028
> paltergo at svsu.edu
> M-F 7:30am-4:00pm
>
> >>> Ron Blanchett <rrcb21 at yahoo.com > 10/16/2006 9:57:13 pm >>>
>
> Just an FYI, We just paid for another month of service with our current
> web host so now might be a good time to pick a new one. I don't think
> paying for one month with two web hosts is a bad thing as long as we
> have a full month to make a move to the new web host. I would hate for
> us to have to pay for two months of service with two web hosts because
> insufficient time was given for the move due to a decision made close to
> our billing date with our current web host. Our current billing date is
> on the 16th of the month.
>
> Just a reminder, Dotster was the best bang for the buck as far as
> service provided for the money paid; 10GB of Disk Space and 500 GB of
> Data Transfer. Yes we need that kind of Data Transfer because we
> frequently top 400 GB of Data Transfer between January and June due to
> pre and post Con excitement.
>
> -Ron
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