Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 15:53:17 -0500 From: Charles Sprickman <spork@bway.net> To: Pete French <petefrench@ingresso.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Recommend FreeBSD VPS Message-ID: <98B6A42D-9A63-4E59-BEEB-C82B497B4AA1@bway.net> In-Reply-To: <E1WG5QD-0006OB-1b@dilbert.ingresso.co.uk> References: <CAA_8tFppzy7iyzp7T802rXup7LrELs0_uVx1chc0jg-3ak2JFw@mail.gmail.com> <5303B8F3.8090709@vangyzen.net> <5303E549.8020106@bluerosetech.com> <E1WG5QD-0006OB-1b@dilbert.ingresso.co.uk>
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On Feb 19, 2014, at 6:34 AM, Pete French wrote: > Not sure if what you are after is ajils, but I have had excellent > experience with Exonetric in the UK. They are the only people I now > use for FreeBSD hosting, both real hardware and jails. Slightly OT (and NOT related to Exonetric!) but relevant to some when shopping for a VPS/colo provider. Recently I've seen a bit of a spike in spam that sails through our filtering. In many cases, the sender was someone running a VPS or dedicated box that was handling the whole spam chain - sending the email, hosting the tracking links, and in some cases hosting whatever crap was being spamvertised. Everything was setup correctly - HELO was right, DNS was right, html mail was properly formatted with only a bit of bayes-busting gibberish at the bottom in a white font; it basically looked legit except for the part where they are spammers. In other words, it reminded me of the bad old days when you had spam-friendly hosters - these people seem quite comfortable paying for a VPS or dedicated box in the US and spamming away. Most of these were coming from ColoCrossing IP space. I suggest googling that company and looking up their blocks on your favorite RBLs, as there is a bit of drama there, but do note that many of the very low-cost VPS operations seem to be using this company. Be aware of who your neighbors are if your VPS needs to send email, or if you feel icky about getting a cheap VPS by moving into a shady neighborhood. Charles > > cheers, > > -pete. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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