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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-NZ link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Depending on your needs Linode.org might be worth a look. I've been using them for a few years and have had no downtime or problems. They offer virtual host Linux-based servers only.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Main upsides - cheaper plans with large amounts of disk and traffic. Backups are optional extra but no charge for restores.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Main downside - not located in NZ so slightly slower response (ping) from here (but upside if users not in NZ). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>To answer the original question, for hosting web and email I'd go for Linux unless you need Windows for web apps.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Wes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> delphi-bounces@listserver.123.net.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces@listserver.123.net.nz] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Cameron Hart<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, 11 November 2011 1:27 p.m.<br><b>To:</b> NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [DUG] Internet Webhost/eMail Host<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>+1 for OpenHost.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I used to have a windows at OpenHost but changed it to Linux<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width=700 style='width:525.0pt'><tr style='height:26.25pt'><td colspan=4 style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:26.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#122029'>Cameron Hart </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=23 style='width:17.25pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#92C75F'>Flow Software Limited </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=5 rowspan=4 valign=bottom style='width:3.75pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><img width=1 height=55 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CCA07F.659FBD40" alt="Description: C:\Users\Cameron\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Signatures\bar.jpg"></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td><td rowspan=4 style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><img width=158 height=38 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CCA07F.659FBD40" alt="Description: Flow"></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#122029'>PO Box 302 768, North Harbour </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#92C75F'>P </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#122029'>+64 9 476 3569 x910 </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#122029'>Auckland 0751, New Zealand </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#92C75F'>M </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#122029'>+64 21 222 3569 </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.flowsoftware.co.nz"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#122029'>www.flowsoftware.co.nz </span></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#92C75F'>E </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:cameron.hart@flowsoftware.co.nz"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#122029'>cameron.hart@flowsoftware.co.nz </span></a></span><span 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If you are not the intended recipient of this message you must not use, copy, distribute or disclose it to anyone. </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#92C75F'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Webdings;color:#92C75F'>P</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#122029'>Please consider the environment before printing this email</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> delphi-bounces@listserver.123.net.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces@listserver.123.net.nz] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jolyon Smith<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, 11 November 2011 11:29 a.m.<br><b>To:</b> NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [DUG] Internet Webhost/eMail Host<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>+1 for OpenHost<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 11 November 2011 10:56, Ian Drower <<a href="mailto:idrower@gmail.com">idrower@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I find openhost does a pretty good job ...they have both..<br><span style='color:#888888'><br>Ian Drower</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>On 11/11/2011 10:25 a.m., Charlie wrote:<br>> If you needed a host for your website and email would you choose one<br>> that has windows and linux servers; just linux; just windows or ?? Any<br>> recommendations?<br>><br>> Thanks<br>> Charlie<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list<br>> Post: <a href="mailto:delphi@listserver.123.net.nz">delphi@listserver.123.net.nz</a><br>> Admin: <a href="http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi" target="_blank">http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi</a><br>> Unsubscribe: send an email to <a href="mailto:delphi-request@listserver.123.net.nz">delphi-request@listserver.123.net.nz</a> with Subject: unsubscribe<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list<br>Post: <a href="mailto:delphi@listserver.123.net.nz">delphi@listserver.123.net.nz</a><br>Admin: <a href="http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi" target="_blank">http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi</a><br>Unsubscribe: send an email to <a href="mailto:delphi-request@listserver.123.net.nz">delphi-request@listserver.123.net.nz</a> with Subject: unsubscribe<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>