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Zoho Mail

December 5, 2013

Running your own mail server has its own benefits and drawbacks. If you want full control, then running your own is the ideal option. You will be able to personalize your own email, have access to your server logs, and access to the raw email files. The are a few drawbacks such as, configuration is complicated, troubleshooting problems is a pain, downtime can result in lost emails, and the need to run your own spam and virus filtering. Your system can also be exploited if not properly secured.

The other option is to have a hosting company run it for you. You can use your own domain as well to personalize email addresses. Zoho is an email hosting company that offers free email accounts. The free version is limited to 5 email users, 5GB of disk storage, and one domain. Zoho also offers other paid options. There are two business plans starting at $2.50 and $3.50 per month. The setup is easy and straightforward. It’s definitely much more easier than setting up your own email server.

Filed Under: Linux Tagged With: mail, vps, zoho

Linode Doubled Its Disk Storage

August 1, 2013

A week ago, Linode doubled the storage for all its VPS plans. It now boasts 48GB of disk storage. This came at the heels of a RAM upgrade back in May. A month before that, Linode doubled its CPU from 4 to 8 cores. All of these upgrade are for the same monthly price of just $20 per month. Not bad at all. So overall, here are the details.

Linode 1 GB

  • 8 cores
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 48 GB disk
  • 2 TB transfer
  • $20 per month

I’m loving all these upgrades. I’m glad I switched to Linode more than a year ago. It’s the best thing I ever did.

In addition, you also get full ssh and root access. That means you can install any software or application that you want on your Linode. You also get a dedicated IP address and a choice of where to host your server from any of the 6 data centers around the world. The only complaint I have is the backup. I wished it was included with the plan instead of the extra $5 per month. Otherwise, I’m one happy Linode customer.

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