Comments on: Web Host Annoyances

By: Paul Walsh

Paul Walsh — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 15:40:13 +0000

Thanks for the heads-up on that one.

1&1 and consistently offering the most bang for buck from what I can see so I can’t see me moving soon but I have certainly started making custom error pages to avoid this uncontrolled advert. While I don’t mind it too much the chance of advertising something I don’t agree with or find immoral, etc. means I would rather not have it happening by default.

I might have a look around at other hosts but it is a nightmare moving a load of domains and getting all the e-mail addresses set up again (especially when you have a lot of non-technical users).

By: HopeSeekr of xMule

HopeSeekr of xMule — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 13:25:28 +0000

Um… 1and1 is one of the worst companies in existance, what with their DNS scams, server outages, and insanely overpriced shared hosting and what-not. Use LayeredTech.

By: pirast

pirast — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 10:48:48 +0000

xD!

By: Paul Mellors

Paul Mellors — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 08:33:56 +0000

I have no problem with the actual hardware the uptime and the software on the root server is good, but the support is disgusting so i’ll probably be moving too. I’ve had a number of emails recommending http://www.dreamhost.com/ - Dreamhost. Might have to look into these guys.

By: Drew

Drew — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 02:15:40 +0000

Now the cheese link is generating even more money for them. Why don’t you just create your own 404 page then?

By: stephen o'grady

stephen o'grady — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 00:58:16 +0000

“I used to think that 1and1 were a reputable company.”

as did i, until they knocked our MySQL DB’s offline intermittently for about a week, then Apache as well. explanations provided? zero.

we made the switch a while back, and i highly recommend that all 1and1 customers do the same. they’ve clearly grown too quickly, and are making poor decisions with respect to their business practices and support policies.

By: walker

walker — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 23:25:14 +0000

I’d vote with my feet. Time for a new host.

By: Pete Connolly

Pete Connolly — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 22:53:22 +0000

Arrgh! You’re right. I’ve just tried my own site(s) and they all do it. I’ll be on to them in the morning.

The ads don’t even make sense! Trips to St Petersburg when you access Pete Connolly’s page? Useless. Thanks for the notification…