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628596 2008-01-09 05:33:00 is there anything like google apps (which im using for personal use with my own domain name, not sure if that breaks rules) google apps is good....until you get to website building. its very very very limited, is there anything better i could switch to as xtra kinda blocks port 80 (i believe) and smtp so i cant really do much......maybe i should have got a package instead of a domain name any ideas aidanmaz (7180)
628597 2008-01-09 06:40:00 There's two Microsoft equivalents which you can look at:
- http://domains.live.com/
- http://office.live.com/ (the "Office Live Small Business" option)

Otherwise, there are probably PF1 members who would be willing to help you out with hosting...
somebody (208)
628598 2008-01-09 08:24:00 There's two Microsoft equivalents which you can look at:
- http://domains.live.com/
- http://office.live.com/ (the "Office Live Small Business" option)

Otherwise, there are probably PF1 members who would be willing to help you out with hosting...

yes i did look at the live office, but that is for the USA only. and somehow i doubt i would be allowed to use it for a personal thing. the live domains doesnt work, as i get an application error on the server. Might be a website thing......cheers
aidanmaz (7180)
628599 2008-01-09 09:11:00 yes i did look at the live office, but that is for the USA only. and somehow i doubt i would be allowed to use it for a personal thing. the live domains doesnt work, as i get an application error on the server. Might be a website thing......cheers

Yikes... that's not a good look - Live Domains was working earlier today - somebody must have broken something on the server. Have a look again tomorrow if it comes back up, and see what you think. If you want a lot more flexibility, there are a number of PF1 members who will be able to offer you web/mail hosting etc.
somebody (208)
628600 2008-01-09 20:19:00 before i commit to the live domains, would you have any idea if the website builing is better or worse than google's page creator? aidanmaz (7180)
628601 2008-01-12 23:00:00 realising i should have signed up for a deal, not just buying a domain name! what is the best deal i could get? or the best place aidanmaz (7180)
628602 2008-01-12 23:22:00 realising i should have signed up for a deal, not just buying a domain name! what is the best deal i could get? or the best place

A lot of people use Dreamhost (www.dreamhost.com). You can find discount codes which give you $97 off. They're ok for personal hosting, though I wouldn't use it for a business or anything which *needs* 24/7 complete reliability.
somebody (208)
628603 2008-01-13 00:05:00 Dreamhost is $119.40 for 1 year with discounts

Where I have hosting at Lunarpages (www.lunarpages.com), it is $95.40 for 1 year, and I have found them very good over the last 4 or 5 years I have been with them.
bevy121 (117)
628604 2008-01-16 21:34:00 I use a company here in New Zealand Web Hosting NZ (http://www.web-hosting-nz.co.nz) for my sites and have only had positive results. Heyzoos (9908)
628605 2008-01-16 23:10:00 I've just moved from Ihug to Openhost (http://www.openhost.co.nz), which has saved me money and given me tonnes of features. I should have made the switch a long time ago! KerryDP (13174)
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