Free Servers for Geeklog!

Authored by: Anonymous on Friday, February 21 2003 @ 12:50 AM EST

Suggestion: Most of the free servers do not allow mail(), so its a motive to put alternatives in the code like smtp and so.

The developers shouldn't have to consider every server configuration possibility in the world. Webhosting is dirt cheap these days. If someone can't afford to pay as little as $5/month for mail() capability, then that person should either stick with plainer websites or learn some PHP so he can modify the code himself. Don't tell me pre-teenagers, teenagers, or adults can't afford $60-$100 per year for webhosting. They blow far more than that on just entertainment things.

Why should the developers slow down everyone's system with extra code for the few who are too cheap to get the basics?

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Authored by: Tony on Friday, February 21 2003 @ 10:09 AM EST

FWIW, GL2 will support mail() and PEAR's SMTP library.

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Authored by: Anonymous on Saturday, February 22 2003 @ 08:03 AM EST

Don't cry. It was a good spirited post; the small suggestion didn't call for a lengthy flame.

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Authored by: andmalc on Monday, February 24 2003 @ 10:08 AM EST

Just looked at polarhome. Everything I need in geekish server and a righteous free site too!

I'd be interested in setting up a geeklog site for people in my neighbourhood. Is polarhome reliable enough for this? (I notice several dead links on it's home page navigation bar so I want to be sure that someone is really on top of things)

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