tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3715000527290050953.post4214103924758426379..comments2023-04-03T23:50:30.746-07:00Comments on Fun Anymore [Retired]: A missed opportunity for ISPsEvo Terrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12465633247738209287noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3715000527290050953.post-91223814178980220062007-08-07T18:30:54.000-07:002007-08-07T18:30:54.000-07:00Agreed. How many times have we seen companies such...Agreed. How many times have we seen companies such as Go Daddy deal with the publicity nightmare because a site exceeded this imaginary bandwidth wall. If a small company like Libsyn can give unlimited for dollars per month, why can't larger companies?Paul Purinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3715000527290050953.post-52946212862612834882007-08-08T03:09:08.000-07:002007-08-08T03:09:08.000-07:00You've met me and know I'm not a bluehost ...You've met me and know I'm not a bluehost shill.<br><br>I use bluehost as a host as well. A few weeks back I was both slashdotted and dugg over the NYC photography permit thing and had no issues with bluehost, things worked. As a matter of fact I was so impressed with them that I joined their affiliate program, not for the money but because I believe they deserve the business.<br><br>Looking at the message it was a CPU quota issue not a bandwidth issue. I suspect he's got a CMS package and isn't doing any cacheing of pages, or throdeling and is pegging the database. Maybe it's because I've run my own servers in the past, but I understand that the hosting providers have a responsibility to keep the box up in a shared hosting situation. If the webmaster doesn't configure his services properly, the hosting provider can't be the bad guy. If you don't know how to configure drupal / wordpress / your CMS of choice perhaps you should look at other options. I don't mean to sound like an elitist.<br><br>All that said, I agree with your premise, if ISPs were smart they'd guarantee uptime in these extreme situations in exchange for advertising instead of turning off the site. It's great marketing for them and the customer stays up.Sean Reiserhttp://seanreiser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3715000527290050953.post-44973783897742851092007-08-08T09:41:55.000-07:002007-08-08T09:41:55.000-07:00From a marketing customer service standpoint I thi...From a marketing customer service standpoint I think your idea is brilliant. Good analysis/observation on this one.Mark Formanhttp://aconnector.comnoreply@blogger.com