GNU socialhttps://nu.federati.net/api/statusnet/conversation/2516562.atomConversation2024-03-29T14:30:11+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2020-12-01:noticeId=3349866:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1I have to emphasize "disposable". About a year ago, several #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/lowendbox" rel="tag">Low_End_Box</a></span> ( #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/leb" rel="tag">LEB</a></span> ) #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/vps" rel="tag">VPS</a></span> hosting companies suddenly shut down at the same time. Memory says they were renting from an upstream provider ( #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/colocrossing" rel="tag">Colocrossing</a></span> ) and missed a payment.<br /><br /> Note: these had all recently had sales, acquired new customers (generally prepaid for a year of service), and then shut down without advance notice.3349866http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2020-12-01T06:12:22+00:002020-12-01T06:12:22+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2020-12-01:objectType=thread:nonce=93ab8f310f6d9b6dhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2020-12-01:noticeId=3349857:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1A #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/leb" rel="tag">LEB</a></span> style #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/vps" rel="tag">VPS</a></span> host in #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/kazakhstan" rel="tag">Kazakhstan</a></span>? <a href="https://lowendbox.com/blog/internoc24-has-an-offshore-hosting-cyber-monday-offer-in-kazakhstan-from-e4-mo-on-annual/" title="https://lowendbox.com/blog/internoc24-has-an-offshore-hosting-cyber-monday-offer-in-kazakhstan-from-e4-mo-on-annual/" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment">https://nu.federati.net/url/278542</a> [lowendbox com] <br /><br /> I'm not biting, and I wouldn't even if I had a little extra cash. But that doesn't necessarily mean you couldn't find a use for an offshore disposable VPS.3349857http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2020-12-01T02:55:15+00:002020-12-01T02:55:15+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2020-12-01:objectType=thread:nonce=93ab8f310f6d9b6d