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I'm looking for a new host now (unix) and I've researched alternatives based
on previous communication here in the newsgroup.

Something that hasn't really been mentioned here is a host that can offer a
type of "semi-dedicated" solution where my site would not share a physical
server with more than 30-40 other clients. The companies I've seen
mentioned here and at Shopsite.com all offer shared hosting which in my view
seems to be geared for relatively low-traffic sites, because when I ask how
many clients share a server it's usually 200+.

I'm not quite ready to get a dedicated server. I would really appreciate
comments on whether or not a Shopsite store with daily traffic of 600-1000
unique visitors and 20,000 hits per day should be ok on a server with 200
others (am I being too cautious?), or if there is a competent host somewhere
that can offer a plan with fewer clients per server.

My current host has me on a machine with 80 clients per server and an
advanced plan with 8 clients per machine, but their support of Shopsite is
not good and I need to move.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

-Jerry

I am on a shared server at Lexiconn. My web site traffic is right in
the
range you described. I moved to Lexiconn 3 months ago due to continuous
hastles
at Interland. I have had no down time and no need for communications with
the
host. I have not seen periods of download slowdowns which were common at
Interland (probably due to a significant number of porn sites on the same
server- Lexiconn does not alow porn sites on their servers). I have no
doubt
that I was losing sales at Interland due to the extreme slowdowns in CGI
script
running on the Interland shared server.
I hesitated a long time before I made the switch to Lexiconn because I
was
concerned that I would need to move again as our business continues to
grow and
I might need a dedicated server. I no longer have those concerns. I have
read
at this forum, that Lexiconn also offers a "virtual" dedicated server
which can
handle truly heavy traffic.. I have not looked into this fully as I have
found
the performance of their standard shared server is great. However, contact
Lexiconn and ask Jason about this service.

Good Luck,

Don/Life
with Ease

http://www.lifewithease.com



I'm looking for a new host now (unix) and I've researched alternatives
based
on previous communication here in the newsgroup.

Something that hasn't really been mentioned here is a host that can
offer a
type of "semi-dedicated" solution where my site would not share a
physical
server with more than 30-40 other clients. The companies I've seen
mentioned here and at Shopsite.com all offer shared hosting which in my
view
seems to be geared for relatively low-traffic sites, because when I ask
how
many clients share a server it's usually 200+.

I'm not quite ready to get a dedicated server. I would really
appreciate
comments on whether or not a Shopsite store with daily traffic of
600-1000
unique visitors and 20,000 hits per day should be ok on a server with
200
others (am I being too cautious?), or if there is a competent host
somewhere
that can offer a plan with fewer clients per server.

My current host has me on a machine with 80 clients per server and an
advanced plan with 8 clients per machine, but their support of Shopsite
is
not good and I need to move.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

-Jerry

I am on a shared server at Lexiconn. My web site traffic is right in
the
range you described. I moved to Lexiconn 3 months ago due to continuous
hastles
at Interland. I have had no down time and no need for communications with
the
host. I have not seen periods of download slowdowns which were common at
Interland (probably due to a significant number of porn sites on the same
server- Lexiconn does not alow porn sites on their servers). I have no
doubt
that I was losing sales at Interland due to the extreme slowdowns in CGI
script
running on the Interland shared server.
I hesitated a long time before I made the switch to Lexiconn because I
was
concerned that I would need to move again as our business continues to
grow and
I might need a dedicated server. I no longer have those concerns. I have
read
at this forum, that Lexiconn also offers a "virtual" dedicated server
which can
handle truly heavy traffic.. I have not looked into this fully as I have
found
the performance of their standard shared server is great. However, contact
Lexiconn and ask Jason about this service.

Good Luck,

Don/Life
with Ease

http://www.lifewithease.com



I'm looking for a new host now (unix) and I've researched alternatives
based
on previous communication here in the newsgroup.

Something that hasn't really been mentioned here is a host that can
offer a
type of "semi-dedicated" solution where my site would not share a
physical
server with more than 30-40 other clients. The companies I've seen
mentioned here and at Shopsite.com all offer shared hosting which in my
view
seems to be geared for relatively low-traffic sites, because when I ask
how
many clients share a server it's usually 200+.

I'm not quite ready to get a dedicated server. I would really
appreciate
comments on whether or not a Shopsite store with daily traffic of
600-1000
unique visitors and 20,000 hits per day should be ok on a server with
200
others (am I being too cautious?), or if there is a competent host
somewhere
that can offer a plan with fewer clients per server.

My current host has me on a machine with 80 clients per server and an
advanced plan with 8 clients per machine, but their support of Shopsite
is
not good and I need to move.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

-Jerry

I'm looking for a new host now (unix) and I've researched alternatives
based
on previous communication here in the newsgroup.

Something that hasn't really been mentioned here is a host that can offer
a
type of "semi-dedicated" solution where my site would not share a physical
server with more than 30-40 other clients. The companies I've seen
mentioned here and at Shopsite.com all offer shared hosting which in my
view
seems to be geared for relatively low-traffic sites, because when I ask
how
many clients share a server it's usually 200+.

I'm not quite ready to get a dedicated server. I would really appreciate
comments on whether or not a Shopsite store with daily traffic of
600-1000
unique visitors and 20,000 hits per day should be ok on a server with 200
others (am I being too cautious?), or if there is a competent host
somewhere
that can offer a plan with fewer clients per server.

My current host has me on a machine with 80 clients per server and an
advanced plan with 8 clients per machine, but their support of Shopsite is
not good and I need to move.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

-Jerry

I am using AT&T with a Linux server. It is dedicated and I also use it as
my mail server. It costs $295 per month and I have way more traffic than
the numbers you mentioned and I have no problems. Tech service is 24/7 and
pretty good. If your needs change, they will upgrade also. I also have
them do a total backup daily for $250 per month. I am running 2 sites with
5.0 Shopsite. Their web site is:

http://www.beready.att.net

Gary Kennedy
www.martyshoes.com
shoes@martyshoes.com
Phone: 800-262-7897
Fax: 201-319-1446

Marty Shoes Inc.
60 Enterprise Ave. N.
Secaucus, NJ 07094
"Donald M. Swartz" <lwe@nhvt.net> wrote in message
news:3B766912.1542A220@nhvt.net...
I am on a shared server at Lexiconn. My web site traffic is right in
the
range you described. I moved to Lexiconn 3 months ago due to continuous
hastles
at Interland. I have had no down time and no need for communications with
the
host. I have not seen periods of download slowdowns which were common at
Interland (probably due to a significant number of porn sites on the same
server- Lexiconn does not alow porn sites on their servers). I have no
doubt
that I was losing sales at Interland due to the extreme slowdowns in CGI
script
running on the Interland shared server.
I hesitated a long time before I made the switch to Lexiconn because I
was
concerned that I would need to move again as our business continues to
grow and
I might need a dedicated server. I no longer have those concerns. I have
read
at this forum, that Lexiconn also offers a "virtual" dedicated server
which can
handle truly heavy traffic.. I have not looked into this fully as I have
found
the performance of their standard shared server is great. However, contact
Lexiconn and ask Jason about this service.

Good Luck,

Don/Life
with Ease

http://www.lifewithease.com



I'm looking for a new host now (unix) and I've researched alternatives
based
on previous communication here in the newsgroup.

Something that hasn't really been mentioned here is a host that can
offer a
type of "semi-dedicated" solution where my site would not share a
physical
server with more than 30-40 other clients. The companies I've seen
mentioned here and at Shopsite.com all offer shared hosting which in my
view
seems to be geared for relatively low-traffic sites, because when I ask
how
many clients share a server it's usually 200+.

I'm not quite ready to get a dedicated server. I would really
appreciate
comments on whether or not a Shopsite store with daily traffic of
600-1000
unique visitors and 20,000 hits per day should be ok on a server with
200
others (am I being too cautious?), or if there is a competent host
somewhere
that can offer a plan with fewer clients per server.

My current host has me on a machine with 80 clients per server and an
advanced plan with 8 clients per machine, but their support of Shopsite
is
not good and I need to move.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

-Jerry

I am using AT&T with a Linux server. It is dedicated and I also use it as
my mail server. It costs $295 per month and I have way more traffic than
the numbers you mentioned and I have no problems. Tech service is 24/7
and
pretty good. If your needs change, they will upgrade also. I also have
them do a total backup daily for $250 per month. I am running 2 sites
with
5.0 Shopsite. Their web site is:

http://www.beready.att.net

Gary Kennedy
www.martyshoes.com
shoes@martyshoes.com
Phone: 800-262-7897
Fax: 201-319-1446

Marty Shoes Inc.
60 Enterprise Ave. N.
Secaucus, NJ 07094
"Donald M. Swartz" <lwe@nhvt.net> wrote in message
news:3B766912.1542A220@nhvt.net...
I am on a shared server at Lexiconn. My web site traffic is right in
the
range you described. I moved to Lexiconn 3 months ago due to continuous
hastles
at Interland. I have had no down time and no need for communications
with
the
host. I have not seen periods of download slowdowns which were common at
Interland (probably due to a significant number of porn sites on the
same
server- Lexiconn does not alow porn sites on their servers). I have no
doubt
that I was losing sales at Interland due to the extreme slowdowns in CGI
script
running on the Interland shared server.
I hesitated a long time before I made the switch to Lexiconn because
I
was
concerned that I would need to move again as our business continues to
grow and
I might need a dedicated server. I no longer have those concerns. I have
read
at this forum, that Lexiconn also offers a "virtual" dedicated server
which can
handle truly heavy traffic.. I have not looked into this fully as I have
found
the performance of their standard shared server is great. However,
contact
Lexiconn and ask Jason about this service.

Good
Luck,

Don/Life
with Ease

http://www.lifewithease.com



I'm looking for a new host now (unix) and I've researched alternatives
based
on previous communication here in the newsgroup.

Something that hasn't really been mentioned here is a host that can
offer a
type of "semi-dedicated" solution where my site would not share a
physical
server with more than 30-40 other clients. The companies I've seen
mentioned here and at Shopsite.com all offer shared hosting which in
my
view
seems to be geared for relatively low-traffic sites, because when I
ask
how
many clients share a server it's usually 200+.

I'm not quite ready to get a dedicated server. I would really
appreciate
comments on whether or not a Shopsite store with daily traffic of
600-1000
unique visitors and 20,000 hits per day should be ok on a server with
200
others (am I being too cautious?), or if there is a competent host
somewhere
that can offer a plan with fewer clients per server.

My current host has me on a machine with 80 clients per server and an
advanced plan with 8 clients per machine, but their support of
Shopsite
is
not good and I need to move.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

-Jerry

Hi Gary,

Your site is great. I like those Keds slip ons...

Hey, what program are you using to do your UPS tracking? We've been
wanting
to do that for a while.

Thanks,

Kat
http://www.rexart.com

"Gary Kennedy" <gk@martyshoes.com> wrote in message
news:9l6sgs$9km$1@support.shopsite.com...
I am using AT&T with a Linux server. It is dedicated and I also use it
as
my mail server. It costs $295 per month and I have way more traffic
than
the numbers you mentioned and I have no problems. Tech service is 24/7
and
pretty good. If your needs change, they will upgrade also. I also have
them do a total backup daily for $250 per month. I am running 2 sites
with
5.0 Shopsite. Their web site is:

http://www.beready.att.net

Gary Kennedy
www.martyshoes.com
shoes@martyshoes.com
Phone: 800-262-7897
Fax: 201-319-1446

Marty Shoes Inc.
60 Enterprise Ave. N.
Secaucus, NJ 07094
"Donald M. Swartz" <lwe@nhvt.net> wrote in message
news:3B766912.1542A220@nhvt.net...
I am on a shared server at Lexiconn. My web site traffic is right
in
the
range you described. I moved to Lexiconn 3 months ago due to
continuous
hastles
at Interland. I have had no down time and no need for communications
with
the
host. I have not seen periods of download slowdowns which were common
at
Interland (probably due to a significant number of porn sites on the
same
server- Lexiconn does not alow porn sites on their servers). I have no
doubt
that I was losing sales at Interland due to the extreme slowdowns in
CGI
script
running on the Interland shared server.
I hesitated a long time before I made the switch to Lexiconn
because
I
was
concerned that I would need to move again as our business continues to
grow and
I might need a dedicated server. I no longer have those concerns. I
have
read
at this forum, that Lexiconn also offers a "virtual" dedicated server
which can
handle truly heavy traffic.. I have not looked into this fully as I
have
found
the performance of their standard shared server is great. However,
contact
Lexiconn and ask Jason about this service.

Good
Luck,

Don/Life
with Ease

http://www.lifewithease.com



I'm looking for a new host now (unix) and I've researched
alternatives
based
on previous communication here in the newsgroup.

Something that hasn't really been mentioned here is a host that can
offer a
type of "semi-dedicated" solution where my site would not share a
physical
server with more than 30-40 other clients. The companies I've seen
mentioned here and at Shopsite.com all offer shared hosting which in
my
view
seems to be geared for relatively low-traffic sites, because when I
ask
how
many clients share a server it's usually 200+.

I'm not quite ready to get a dedicated server. I would really
appreciate
comments on whether or not a Shopsite store with daily traffic of
600-1000
unique visitors and 20,000 hits per day should be ok on a server
with
200
others (am I being too cautious?), or if there is a competent host
somewhere
that can offer a plan with fewer clients per server.

My current host has me on a machine with 80 clients per server and
an
advanced plan with 8 clients per machine, but their support of
Shopsite
is
not good and I need to move.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

-Jerry

For tracking I use the UOL tolls from UPS. The code is simple, you can
copy
mine if you like. There are hidden values that the customer doesn't see
and
the one that would effect you is shipper number. If you have worked with
tables and forms before, this is a snap. UPS would also help you if you
like.

PS buy the kids, they are a good deal and Free Shipping.

Gary Kennedy
www.martyshoes.com
shoes@martyshoes.com
Phone: 800-262-7897
Fax: 201-319-1446

Marty Shoes Inc.
60 Enterprise Ave. N.
Secaucus, NJ 07094
"Katrina Morris" <katrina@rexart.com> wrote in message
news:9lbi7l$m2a$1@support.shopsite.com...
Hi Gary,

Your site is great. I like those Keds slip ons...

Hey, what program are you using to do your UPS tracking? We've been
wanting
to do that for a while.

Thanks,

Kat
http://www.rexart.com

"Gary Kennedy" <gk@martyshoes.com> wrote in message
news:9l6sgs$9km$1@support.shopsite.com...
I am using AT&T with a Linux server. It is dedicated and I also use
it
as
my mail server. It costs $295 per month and I have way more traffic
than
the numbers you mentioned and I have no problems. Tech service is
24/7
and
pretty good. If your needs change, they will upgrade also. I also
have
them do a total backup daily for $250 per month. I am running 2 sites
with
5.0 Shopsite. Their web site is:

http://www.beready.att.net

Gary Kennedy
www.martyshoes.com
shoes@martyshoes.com
Phone: 800-262-7897
Fax: 201-319-1446

Marty Shoes Inc.
60 Enterprise Ave. N.
Secaucus, NJ 07094
"Donald M. Swartz" <lwe@nhvt.net> wrote in message
news:3B766912.1542A220@nhvt.net...
I am on a shared server at Lexiconn. My web site traffic is
right
in
the
range you described. I moved to Lexiconn 3 months ago due to
continuous
hastles
at Interland. I have had no down time and no need for communications
with
the
host. I have not seen periods of download slowdowns which were
common
at
Interland (probably due to a significant number of porn sites on the
same
server- Lexiconn does not alow porn sites on their servers). I have
no
doubt
that I was losing sales at Interland due to the extreme slowdowns in
CGI
script
running on the Interland shared server.
I hesitated a long time before I made the switch to Lexiconn
because
I
was
concerned that I would need to move again as our business continues
to
grow and
I might need a dedicated server. I no longer have those concerns. I
have
read
at this forum, that Lexiconn also offers a "virtual" dedicated
server
which can
handle truly heavy traffic.. I have not looked into this fully as I
have
found
the performance of their standard shared server is great. However,
contact
Lexiconn and ask Jason about this service.

Good
Luck,

Don/Life
with Ease

http://www.lifewithease.com



I'm looking for a new host now (unix) and I've researched
alternatives
based
on previous communication here in the newsgroup.

Something that hasn't really been mentioned here is a host that
can
offer a
type of "semi-dedicated" solution where my site would not share a
physical
server with more than 30-40 other clients. The companies I've
seen
mentioned here and at Shopsite.com all offer shared hosting which
in
my
view
seems to be geared for relatively low-traffic sites, because when
I
ask
how
many clients share a server it's usually 200+.

I'm not quite ready to get a dedicated server. I would really
appreciate
comments on whether or not a Shopsite store with daily traffic of
600-1000
unique visitors and 20,000 hits per day should be ok on a server
with
200
others (am I being too cautious?), or if there is a competent host
somewhere
that can offer a plan with fewer clients per server.

My current host has me on a machine with 80 clients per server and
an
advanced plan with 8 clients per machine, but their support of
Shopsite
is
not good and I need to move.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

-Jerry

Hi Gary,

Thanks so much! I have written a new tracking page with both Fedex and
UPS
tracking available. I can't believe this was available this whole time -
I
just didn't know what to look for. I've instructed my shipping manager to
enter the order number in the Reference area, so I'll put the new page up
in
about a week, after we get some order numbers on reference.

I just may buy those shoes - have to see if my budget has some room;-)

Thanks again,

Katrina
http://www.rexart.com

Gary Kennedy <gk@martyshoes.com> wrote in message
news:9lc9ep$o6d$1@support.shopsite.com...
For tracking I use the UOL tolls from UPS. The code is simple, you can
copy
mine if you like. There are hidden values that the customer doesn't see
and
the one that would effect you is shipper number. If you have worked
with
tables and forms before, this is a snap. UPS would also help you if you
like.

PS buy the kids, they are a good deal and Free Shipping.

Gary Kennedy
www.martyshoes.com
shoes@martyshoes.com
Phone: 800-262-7897
Fax: 201-319-1446

Marty Shoes Inc.
60 Enterprise Ave. N.
Secaucus, NJ 07094
"Katrina Morris" <katrina@rexart.com> wrote in message
news:9lbi7l$m2a$1@support.shopsite.com...
Hi Gary,

Your site is great. I like those Keds slip ons...

Hey, what program are you using to do your UPS tracking? We've been
wanting
to do that for a while.

Thanks,

Kat
http://www.rexart.com

"Gary Kennedy" <gk@martyshoes.com> wrote in message
news:9l6sgs$9km$1@support.shopsite.com...
I am using AT&T with a Linux server. It is dedicated and I also use
it
as
my mail server. It costs $295 per month and I have way more traffic
than
the numbers you mentioned and I have no problems. Tech service is
24/7
and
pretty good. If your needs change, they will upgrade also. I also
have
them do a total backup daily for $250 per month. I am running 2
sites
with
5.0 Shopsite. Their web site is:

http://www.beready.att.net

Gary Kennedy
www.martyshoes.com
shoes@martyshoes.com
Phone: 800-262-7897
Fax: 201-319-1446

Marty Shoes Inc.
60 Enterprise Ave. N.
Secaucus, NJ 07094
"Donald M. Swartz" <lwe@nhvt.net> wrote in message
news:3B766912.1542A220@nhvt.net...
I am on a shared server at Lexiconn. My web site traffic is
right
in
the
range you described. I moved to Lexiconn 3 months ago due to
continuous
hastles
at Interland. I have had no down time and no need for
communications
with
the
host. I have not seen periods of download slowdowns which were
common
at
Interland (probably due to a significant number of porn sites on
the
same
server- Lexiconn does not alow porn sites on their servers). I
have
no
doubt
that I was losing sales at Interland due to the extreme slowdowns
in
CGI
script
running on the Interland shared server.
I hesitated a long time before I made the switch to Lexiconn
because
I
was
concerned that I would need to move again as our business
continues
to
grow and
I might need a dedicated server. I no longer have those concerns.
I
have
read
at this forum, that Lexiconn also offers a "virtual" dedicated
server
which can
handle truly heavy traffic.. I have not looked into this fully as
I
have
found
the performance of their standard shared server is great. However,
contact
Lexiconn and ask Jason about this service.


Good
Luck,

Don/Life
with Ease

http://www.lifewithease.com



I'm looking for a new host now (unix) and I've researched
alternatives
based
on previous communication here in the newsgroup.

Something that hasn't really been mentioned here is a host that
can
offer a
type of "semi-dedicated" solution where my site would not share
a
physical
server with more than 30-40 other clients. The companies I've
seen
mentioned here and at Shopsite.com all offer shared hosting
which
in
my
view
seems to be geared for relatively low-traffic sites, because
when
I
ask
how
many clients share a server it's usually 200+.

I'm not quite ready to get a dedicated server. I would really
appreciate
comments on whether or not a Shopsite store with daily traffic
of
600-1000
unique visitors and 20,000 hits per day should be ok on a server
with
200
others (am I being too cautious?), or if there is a competent
host
somewhere
that can offer a plan with fewer clients per server.

My current host has me on a machine with 80 clients per server
and
an
advanced plan with 8 clients per machine, but their support of
Shopsite
is
not good and I need to move.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

-Jerry

I'm looking for a new host now (unix) and I've researched alternatives based
on previous communication here in the newsgroup.

Something that hasn't really been mentioned here is a host that can offer a
type of "semi-dedicated" solution where my site would not share a physical
server with more than 30-40 other clients. The companies I've seen
mentioned here and at Shopsite.com all offer shared hosting which in my view
seems to be geared for relatively low-traffic sites, because when I ask how
many clients share a server it's usually 200+.

I'm not quite ready to get a dedicated server. I would really appreciate
comments on whether or not a Shopsite store with daily traffic of 600-1000
unique visitors and 20,000 hits per day should be ok on a server with 200
others (am I being too cautious?), or if there is a competent host somewhere
that can offer a plan with fewer clients per server.

My current host has me on a machine with 80 clients per server and an
advanced plan with 8 clients per machine, but their support of Shopsite is
not good and I need to move.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

-Jerry

Try
http://www.lexiconn.com
maybe they can help.

Their the best I've used.

Yaowalak wrote:

I'm looking for a new host now (unix) and I've researched alternatives
based
on previous communication here in the newsgroup.

Something that hasn't really been mentioned here is a host that can
offer a
type of "semi-dedicated" solution where my site would not share a
physical
server with more than 30-40 other clients. The companies I've seen
mentioned here and at Shopsite.com all offer shared hosting which in my
view
seems to be geared for relatively low-traffic sites, because when I ask
how
many clients share a server it's usually 200+.

I'm not quite ready to get a dedicated server. I would really
appreciate
comments on whether or not a Shopsite store with daily traffic of
600-1000
unique visitors and 20,000 hits per day should be ok on a server with
200
others (am I being too cautious?), or if there is a competent host
somewhere
that can offer a plan with fewer clients per server.

My current host has me on a machine with 80 clients per server and an
advanced plan with 8 clients per machine, but their support of Shopsite
is
not good and I need to move.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

-Jerry