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I want to place my site here! But do not know what hosting c

Mar 9, 2005 5:21AM PST

I want to place my site here! But do not know what hosting choose?
What do you think about this hosting?

"Fast and Reliable Free Web Hosting.
No Ads! We take only 404 traffic.
100 MB Space
Unlimited bandwith
FTP account available
No Monthly Fees EVER
No Setup Charges!"
(c) http://free-web-host.net

Please tell me it's good free hosting?

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free-web-host.net
Mar 10, 2005 12:07AM PST

Well, not sure if it's good or not. The part that has me stumped/concerned is the taking of your 404 traffic. Not 100% sure what that means and/or what they're doing with that 404 traffic. That would be a question to ask. Also ask them what their uptime is? Unlimited bandwidth? Sounds too good to be true. Bandwidth costs money - thus why I would be sure to find out how they're making their money. Again, I'd bet it's going back to what are they doing with that 404 traffic.

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my view
Mar 10, 2005 3:24AM PST

well, 404 traffic is when people type in the wrong domain or you link to page on your site to another page that doesn't exist on their server. then the user sees a 404 error page... now the error pages might have advertising or pop-ups or something- this is how I imagine they make money. i don't know how long they've been around, but maybe it's also just a way to get people to sign up and later they may change any of their terms. for now, i think it's worth trying out... there is no better way to find out how they are. let us know.

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Ryan Sechrest

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(NT) (NT) well .... netrockers.com is a good hosting provider
May 14, 2005 10:39AM PDT