Re: Need a new ISP

[Ken Sims <mr3111@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Jeff -

> We were just notified via form letter from our ISP (Hypervine) that they are
> changing business models and will no longer be providing the services we use
> (DSL) after 1/31/2004.  They are also discontinuing web hosting services.
> They are going to concentrate on dial-up and residential email.
>
> Any suggestions where to go for a new ISP?  This is NE Indiana which is
> Verizon (The DSL line is provided by Verizon.)

I assume that you can still get the DSL line through Verizon so you don't 
necessarily need to change your connectivity.

That said, I don't have any specific ISP recommendations (I'm in the 
process of bringing my personal server in-house), but two things to think 
about:

1. Don't link your web hosting and incoming email service to your connectivity.

Not only is there no reason why they have to be provided by the same 
organization (unless you get a really good price break), but I've found 
that keeping things split up is good.  That way when you want/need to 
change companies for one part of the operation, you don't need to change 
the rest.

Personally, I have various aspects of my personal Internet processing 
spread across at least a half-dozen different companies.

2. Make sure that your outgoing email SMTP servers are part of a 
non-spam-friendly operation, otherwise you are likely to find some of your 
email being blocked.

--
Ken
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