[TriLUG] Web Hosting software

[Brandon L. Newport]

offloading email is not nessecerily a function of DNS.  You can cluster
email too.  ISPs typically use clusting or load balancing rarely DNS
based today.  However, hosting companies rarely load balance email for
their clients.  Typically a clients information in the hosting world is
all one one box (email, dns, web, database, ftp, etc).

-brandon


On Fri, 2004-09-17 at 17:28, Lee wrote:
> So the answer is really "Actually yes, BUT hosting software is many 
> times all inclusive."?
> 
> Brandon L. Newport wrote:
> 
> > Actually no...hosting software is many times all inclusive.  Plesk for
> > instance includes MySQL, PostgreSQL, Qmail, Apache (frontpage, php,
> > python, cgi, etc), DNS and you can purchase other addons like
> > ColdFusion.  It allows APPWS the ability to quickly and easily setup and
> > maintain our customers.  You can get in and custom configure many things
> > too if so desired.
> > 
> > -brandon
> > 
> > On Fri, 2004-09-17 at 16:38, Lee wrote:
> > 
> >>Isn't offloading email more a function of DNS (MX records) than web 
> >>hosting software?
> >>
> >>Jay Barrett wrote:
> >>
> >>>I have used Plesk for several years now and love it. It is great 
> >>>for managing multiple domains. And its simple interface enables me 
> >>>to let somebody else manage the email accounts. It is not free but
> >>>the time I have saved by offloading email more than justifies it.
> >>>
> >>>Regards,
> >>>Jay
> >>>
> >>>On Fri, 2004-09-17 at 10:11, John Turner wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>I am looking for comments/suggestions on some web hosting software. 
> >>>>What I need is something that can help me isolate several sites on the 
> >>>>same box that are maintained by different groups of people. If you have 
> >>>>used/tried a package let me know what you liked/disliked.
> >>>>
> >>>>Thanks,
> >>>>John
> > 
> >