Re: FN-FORUM: 123-Reg Domain Names

date posted 17th November 2007 19:22

What prevents me from using places like Dreamhost (which I believe is =20=

in the US) is a fear that if I am setting up a site which uses a =20
database and that data contains names and addresses then at any time =20
it is able to be seized by the US authorities under the anti-=20
terrorism acts... in effect I can't guarantee a completely reliable =20
service if it gets shut down. I have no reason to think any site =20
we've done would suffer in this way, but you can never be too sure!

What I am less certain about is whether our own data protection act =20
would prevent us from taking data about UK citizens and storing it =20
out of the UK, especially if the site was gathering names, addresses =20
and so on. We are registered as a data controller for the very reason =20=

that we do handle this kind of data, and I think we have to keep it =20
inside the UK (or at least EU).

Anyone got any info on this? It's a grey area for me.

Hal
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On 17 Nov 2007, at 19:30, Ian Piper wrote:

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> On 17 Nov 2007, at 2:44 pm, Dom Latter wrote:
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>> But one reason that customers don't reach these numbers is that
>> Dreamhost forbid anything but web and email.
>>
>> Obviously you are happy with the Ts & Cs but anybody considering
>> Dreamhost should read them carefully.
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> This may be correct, but it is a little harsh. I have been using =20
> Dreamhost for nearly two years and it doesn't compromise anything I =20=

> need to do. I can host websites written in Java, PHP and RoR, =20
> fronting MySQL (or any other suitable database if I want to install =20=

> it myself).
>
> I can also use one-click installs to run WordPress, Joomla, phpBB, =20
> ZenCart, Moodle, dotProject, MediaWiki and various other services =20
> on any of my domains. If I want to take the trouble to do it myself =20=

> (since I have shell access) I can also install most other webapps =20
> that would interest me.
>
> The service is reliable and on the rare occasions I've had to ask =20
> for help, responsive, polite and competent (what a contrast with =20
> 123-reg).
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> This costs me a touch over =A350 a year. Actually, it costs me less =20=

> because my affiliate arrangement with them (every subscriber gets =20
> one of these BTW) means that I get a credit on my account when =20
> someone signs up on my recommendation. So actually next year my =20
> hosting costs will be zip, nada, zero.
>
> Frankly I am amazed that more people don't use Dreamhost.
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>
> Ian.
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