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Thread ID: 36740 2003-08-19 06:15:00 PressF1...just curious!! Maryann (2010) Press F1
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168621 2003-08-19 06:15:00 Am interested in "Where do sites like PF1 get their SITES from?". Do they PAY for space....or a line or what?? Is it similar to user's of Internet having to pay Xtra, or whomever. Is a monthly or yearly charge paid??
We use these "sites" for free once we're with Xtra (or???) .Understand that the Internet, as such, belongs to no-one...BUT...

Does this question make sense?

If PJ and I wanted a web site to put news and photos on, for family and friends..mainly in U.K, we would have to pay so much per month, apart from a few free ones like Orcon....so this made me wonder about PF1 and other sites.
Maryann (2010)
168622 2003-08-19 06:24:00 Hello Maryann

I thought PJ was not too sure about a website???? (which I was going to do :)) that was the last time I chatted to him a few weeks back, or did I confuse him????
stu140103 (137)
168623 2003-08-19 06:30:00 > Am interested in "Where do sites like PF1 get their
> SITES from?"

Press F1 is Not a * Site * is it a forum :), on a semi Dedicated server, I think) see here (www.idg.co.nz)

> Do they PAY for space....or a line or
> what??

I think it is a line eg a T1 or something like that But I am not too sure, Bruce might be able to tell us

> Is it similar to user's of Internet having to
> pay Xtra, or whomever. Is a monthly or yearly
> charge paid??

See above
stu140103 (137)
168624 2003-08-19 06:32:00 > We use these "sites" for free once we're with Xtra
> (or???) .Understand that the Internet, as such,
> belongs to no-one...BUT...

That is right No one * really* ones the Internet

> Does this question make sense?

Sort of :)
stu140103 (137)
168625 2003-08-19 06:33:00 Hi Stu
No probems re web site. We're just not sure if it would suit us, thats all.
Find it just as easy to email because at least that way, our messages get read. We feel that with busy people, they may not get to look at web site, whereas when we email or "snailmail", things get read and also replied to. Thanks for your help so far. PJ says "Hi".
Maryann (2010)
168626 2003-08-19 06:37:00 > If PJ and I wanted a web site to put news and photos
> on, for family and friends..mainly in U.K, we would
> have to pay so much per month, apart from a few free
> ones like Orcon....so this made me wonder about PF1
> and other sites.

Like Nzoom, IDG, NZ herald and other big sites have there own servers, but smaller sites like my website & the web design company I work for share the server the server they are one with different website

I hope that answers your question.
stu140103 (137)
168627 2003-08-19 06:58:00 Marlon Brando...ooops sorry The Godfather must be on hols. Thomas (1820)
168628 2003-08-19 07:44:00 Yes, Stu...SORT of answers my Q, thanks, and I looked in the link you put up.... BUT...

Does PF1 (or ???) have to PAY so much per month? Still curious.!!
Maryann (2010)
168629 2003-08-19 07:55:00 Not sure exactly where IDG (including PF1) host their sites (an IP trace would pinpoint it) - local PF1 have a local IP so my guess is that they have their own server. As such they don't pay for space, just bandwidth, ie the amount of data that's transferred to and from the server.

Web servers such as Orcon can host your site for free because they purchase a huge amount of wholesale bandwidth, and sub-charge it out to paying users, but also give free users a tiny amount of that bandwidth and server space
Greg S (201)
168630 2003-08-19 09:06:00 Thanks for the explanations . Together with what PJ has gleaned from the info too . . . very interesting .

Curiosity satisfied . B-)
Maryann (2010)
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