Hi,

I've got a dual Xeon 3.06Ghz box with 2Gb RAM and around 165Gb of SATA storage going free and consequently I'm looking to share the server to help with the server rental costs. Ideally the packages I'm offering below would be suitable for those with reasonable technical knowledge and would be looking for space for their home pages or to start community projects and/or forums (*).

The server itself is running Red Hat Enterprise Linux with cPanel 9.9.9 release, Rvskin and Fantastico. I've tweaked the mail set-up to be more aggressive against incoming spam (certain RBLs are used as part of that process, but I'm not using any aggressive/silly RBLs and so far have had good results with two months of testing). The server belongs on the NAC network and thus has excellent UK and European coverage.

(*) By way of trade I work in the film industry as a visual effects production systems administrator, but have had over eight years of ISP and web hosting experience. Thus, although I will provide technical support, I can do so only via email due to work commitments. I also do monitor the server (as do the datacentre staff) so any issues will be dealt with as necessary.

If anybody is interested in a package (please state requirements when emailing/PMing) then please either PM me or alternatively drop me an email at hosting@vfx.cx. NOTE: Unless there are very good reasons for doing so, I will not be handing out free accounts.

Discounts:

15% off for those that take out a TWO year contract

Start-up Multi-Site Package ($25 per quarter or $85 per year)

* 2Gb web space
* 30Gb bandwidth per month
* Fantastico
* cPanel
* Rvskin
* Webmail
* 50 POP3/IMAP accounts
* SpamAssassin (with Razor, DCC and RBL checks enabled)
* Awstats, Webalizer or Analog web stats
* Raw log files
* Latest visitors display
* 5 Mailman Mailing lists
* SSH access (upon request - no charge)
* 2 add-on (separate) and 2 parked domains
* 5 MySQL databases (plus access to PHPMyAdmin)
* Fast support by email or MSN messenger

Standard Multi-Site Package ($45 per quarter or $165 per year)

* 5Gb web space
* 60Gb bandwidth per month
* Fantastico
* cPanel
* Rvskin
* Webmail
* 250 POP3/IMAP accounts
* SpamAssassin (with Razor, DCC and RBL checks enabled)
* Awstats, Webalizer or Analog web stats
* Raw log files
* Latest visitors display
* 20 Mailman Mailing lists
* SSH access (upon request - no charge)
* 10 add-on (separate) and 10 parked domains
* 25 MySQL databases (plus access to PHPMyAdmin)
* Fast support by email or MSN messenger

Large Multi-Site Package ($85 per quarter or $325 per year)

* 10Gb web space
* 120Gb bandwidth per month
* Fantastico
* cPanel
* Rvskin
* Webmail
* 500 POP3/IMAP accounts
* SpamAssassin (with Razor, DCC and RBL checks enabled)
* Awstats, Webalizer or Analog web stats
* Raw log files
* Latest visitors display
* 30 Mailman Mailing lists
* SSH access (upon request - no charge)
* 20 add-on (separate) and 20 parked domains
* 50 MySQL databases (plus access to PHPMyAdmin)
* Fast support by email or MSN messenger

The server will never be oversubscribed. There are limited numbers of each package. A new server will be immediately put in place should there be enough demand. Accounts are backed up by FTP nightly. DNS is served over two networks for resiliance, and there is an additional $25 per year option which adds additional MX and additional worldwide DNS servers.

Additional POP3/Mailman Lists/MySQL databases are available at a reasonable extra charge, upon request. If you're looking for single site or reseller packages please get in touch. Payment by Paypal only (or if you're in the UK, Nochex is also accepted).

Please PM me or email hosting@vfx.cx if you have any queries relating to these offers or to the server specs, network or set-up. Alternatively, please feel free to IM via MSN at movielad@msn.com.

Regards,

Martyn