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Username: jtk
Joined: August 2022
Visits: 133
Last Active: June 2023
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> @FrankZ said:
> Here is a quick comparison to what most of us would consider a stable LE provider.

Provider stability maybe. System stability however has to be a real …

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Another potential issue with any container-based virtualization, including LXC is that you are at the mercy of the host's clock. ntpd, chrony, OpenNTPD, etc. won't be able to help you, because the c…

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> @Ympker said:
> I was wondering what the limitations, in terms of use-cases, of a LXC VPS really are?

I wouldn't say it is a limitation, but there may be some minor dif…

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> @Mason said:
> I'm open to hearing ways we can improve on our vetting processes for new hosts coming to LES.

If possible a "Since Month/Year" label to all providers. T…

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Don't shoot the messenger. Maybe someone will find this interesting. As far as I can tell none of those listed are LES recognized providers.

https://internet.nl/halloffame/hosters/

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> @FrankZ said:
> In this thread we request that you tell us your experience with VirMach.

Disappointing. I've stopped ordering anything new and am slowly reducing what r…

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Noticing some providers are now starting to refer to an offer as "recurring" where the recurrence lasts for only six months or less. This seems like a gimmick to me and doesn't lend itself to attrac…

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Some possible edits to be made based on this comment: https://lowendspirit.com/discussion/comment/101664/#Comment_101664

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> @evnix said:
> I wish there was an alternative to SSL, first there were those price gouging cert providers and now we have these certs which need more and more labour to setup the auto…

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> @VirMach said:
> I recently discovered this is how they price IPv6:
>
> ![](https://lowendspirit.com/uploads/editor/7q/2js335pnsn6a.png "")

Wow. Do…

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If someone with access wants to update the list, here are entries where the I believe the linked website seems to be completely unavailable or closed/closing in some way. Please verify before updati…

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> > Because this host is clearly experiencing some challenging times we are going to remove the "Top Host" designation.

This is bad optics for LET admins. The part that came bef…

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I'd guess Tampa was urban area for hosting that was most at risk as Hurricane Ian passed through, but it appears Tampa was largely spared the worst of the storm compared other points south. Any prov…

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Windows traceroute and unix traceroute work a little differently. Windows by default will send ICMP ehco request packets in the trace, unix will use UDP messages. Is it possible ICMP messages somew…

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> @AndrewL64 said:
> What is something** in the hosting industry specifically, that to you, feels illegal but isn't?

When you admit to accepting "false identification [...…

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> @AlwaysSkint said:
> Perhaps someone else knows the correct answer to the following:
> What format does the backup code take? (Four sets of hexadecimal/alpha-numeric with spa…

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Confirming publicly that some service transfer with Brueggus successfully took place. Would work with again.

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> i could settle for Debian 11....

It is not as convenient, but it isn't terribly difficult to upgrade 10 t o 11. You probably know this, but for those that do not, in /etc/apt/sou…

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When adding a contact with clientarea.php I noticed that the password strength meter considers some relatively complex passwords lower than I expected. I ran a few experiments and thought I'd share …

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> @willie said:
> I guess I'm currently 2/4 depending. 2 of 3 vps up (one has been random, one is partly blacklisted by comcast), 1 vps with disconnected node for at least a month, vpss…

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> @tototo said:
> I received invoice to renew BF-SPECIAL-2020 and paid it immediately based on @FrankZ's advice. After paying I remembered that I'm idling it.

Regretfully …

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> @lentro said:
> Overall, I feel like this is an overall disconnect I'm starting to see with the entire LE community and reality.

I'm not sure LEB is a particularly good …

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