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11 text=(:title Searching for Hosting Providers:)%0a%0a!! Guidelines%0a%0a!!! Check the Acceptable Use Policy:%0a%0a# Does this provider censor political or religious speech? How does it define offensive content?%0a# If censorship is required by law, find a provider that insists upon a legal court order before it censors.%0a# What is the provider's abuse policy? Do they notify us first to give us time to respond, before shutting off our services?%0a# Does the provider have any restrictions on: IRC, email, game servers, VPNs, DNS servers, legal torrents and filesharing%0a%0a!!! Other Important Criteria:%0a%0a# Does the provider support OpenBSD or other alternative operating systems?%0a# Does the provider offer DDoS filtering? IPv6? What size of an IPv6 subnet do we get? Does it support rDNS delegation? %0a# Do they offer VPSes, colocation, or dedicated servers?%0a# Where are the data centers located?%0a# In which legal jurisdiction is the provider operating in?%0a# How long has this provider been operating?%0a# Does it have a good reputation and strong user community?%0a# Can you easily reach customer support? Test their customer support first before purchase.%0a# What payment options do they accept? Cryptocoins, bank transfers, and mail-in cash payments are often important%0a%0aSend an email to customer support and ask them a few of these questions. If the customer support is friendly and helpful, you can continue researching. If they ignore your questions or are unhelpful, you should find another provider. If they aren't helpful before the purchase, you can be certain they will be unhelpful afterwards when they already have your money.%0a%0aEspecially useful are providers in your team's country of residence. IRCNow also needs servers in Asia (Hong Kong, Singapore), Australia, Africa, and South America.%0a%0a!! Avoid Silicon Valley%0a%0aAvoid large corporate providers such as OVH, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google. These providers will not respect user freedom. They often do not respect user privacy, censor political and religious speech, and do not support software freedom.%0a%0a(:if false:)%0a!! Untested Providers%0a%0aUSA%0a%0a# [[https://endoffice.com/|EndOffice]] -- Supports free speech, (DDoS filtering?)%0a# [[https://ColocationAmerica.com|Colocation America]] -- includes DDoS filtering%0a# [[https://us.leaseweb.com]] -- fast reply, allows anything legal%0a%0aHong Kong%0a%0a# simcentric.com -- fast customer support, 3 day trial%0a# hosthongkong.net -- allows anything legal%0a# serverrun.com -- replied no colo%0a# sunnyvision.com -- allows anything legal%0a# serverhk.org -- allows anything legal%0a# hkcolocation.net -- allows anything legal%0a(:ifend:)%0a
13 title=Searching for Hosting Providers
14 author:1694494706=jrmu
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16 host:1694494706=38.87.162.8
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18 diff:1650487970:1650487136:=3,16c3,22%0a%3c !! Guidelines%0a%3c %0a%3c !!! Check the Acceptable Use Policy:%0a%3c %0a%3c # Does this provider censor political or religious speech? How does it define offensive content?%0a%3c # If censorship is required by law, find a provider that insists upon a legal court order before it censors.%0a%3c # What is the provider's abuse policy? Do they notify us first to give us time to respond, before shutting off our services?%0a%3c # Does the provider have any restrictions on: IRC, email, game servers, VPNs, DNS servers, legal torrents and filesharing%0a%3c %0a%3c !!! Other Important Criteria:%0a%3c %0a%3c # Does the provider support OpenBSD or other alternative operating systems?%0a%3c # Does the provider offer DDoS filtering? IPv6? What size of an IPv6 subnet do we get? Does it support rDNS delegation? %0a%3c # Do they offer VPSes, colocation, or dedicated servers?%0a---%0a> !! Guidelines for Selecting Providers%0a> %0a> Check the Acceptable Use Policy:%0a> %0a> # Does it censor political or religious speech? Specifically, look up if it censors hate speech, extremist ideology, offensive content, discrimination, or racism. How do they define these words? Often this results in political or religious censorship.%0a> # In many countries, censorship is required by law. In such a case, sysadmins must censor to follow the law. But, check if the provider requires a legal court order before it censors.%0a> # What is their abuse policy? Do they notify us first to give us time to respond, before shutting off our services?%0a> # Does it allow IRC?%0a> # Does it allow email?%0a> # Does it allow tor?%0a> # Does it allow game servers?%0a> # Does it allow VPNs?%0a> # Does it allow running DNS servers?%0a> # Does it allow torrents and filesharing?%0a> %0a> Other Important Criteria:%0a> %0a> # Does it support OpenBSD or other alternative operating systems?%0a> # Does it provide DDoS filtering? IPv6? rDNS delegation? What size of an IPv6 subnet do we get?%0a> # Do they offer colocation, or dedicated servers? We no longer want VPSes, they are too unstable.%0a18d23%0a%3c # In which legal jurisdiction is the provider operating in?%0a20,33c25,39%0a%3c # Does it have a good reputation and strong user community?%0a%3c # Can you easily reach customer support? Test their customer support first before purchase.%0a%3c # What payment options do they accept? Cryptocoins, bank transfers, and mail-in cash payments are often important%0a%3c %0a%3c Send an email to customer support and ask them a few of these questions. If the customer support is friendly and helpful, you can continue researching. If they ignore your questions or are unhelpful, you should find another provider. If they aren't helpful before the purchase, you can be certain they will be unhelpful afterwards when they already have your money.%0a%3c %0a%3c Especially useful are providers in your team's country of residence. IRCNow also needs servers in Asia (Hong Kong, Singapore), Australia, Africa, and South America.%0a%3c %0a%3c !! Avoid Silicon Valley%0a%3c %0a%3c Avoid large corporate providers such as OVH, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google. These providers will not respect user freedom. They often do not respect user privacy, censor political and religious speech, and do not support software freedom.%0a%3c %0a%3c !! Untested Providers%0a%3c %0a---%0a> # Do they have a good reputation? Is there a strong user community?%0a> # How do they provide customer support? IRC is best, second would be email. Discord and Telegram are not ideal. Support tickets can be very slow.%0a> # What payment options do they accept? Paypal is not reliable. Credit cards are acceptable but cryptcoins would be best.%0a> %0a> Send an email to customer support and ask them a few of these questions. If the customer support is friendly and helpful, you can continue researching. If they ignore your questions or are unhelpful, you should find another provider. If they aren't helpful before the purchase, you can be certain they will be unhelpful afterwards when they already have our money.%0a> %0a> We especially need providers in Asia (Hong Kong, Singapore), Australia, Africa, and South America.%0a> %0a> !! Currently Using%0a> %0a> # [[https://buyvm.net]] -- Las Vegas, New York City, Luxembourg%0a> # [[https://aliendata.com]] -- Texas%0a> %0a> !! Recommended%0a> %0a48a55,100%0a> %0a> !! Untested%0a> %0a> USA%0a> %0a> # [[https://www.budgetvm.com/|BudgetVM]]%0a> # [[https://sharktech.net/|SharkTech]] -- unresponsive tech support, did not respond to abuse reports, offers DDoS filtering%0a> # [[blazingfast.io]]%0a> # [[colohouse.com]] -- replied%0a> # [[glowhost.com]]%0a> # [[http://ddoshostingsolutions.com/]]%0a> # [[https://www.hostclean.net/]]%0a> # [[https://www.datapacket.com]] -- very expensive%0a> # [[https://www.quadranet.com/]]%0a> # [[https://spartanhost.org/dedicated]] -- uses psychz%0a> # [[https://www.prometeus.net/]]%0a> # [[https://www.ddos-guard.net]] -- ddos filtering%0a> %0a> Europe%0a> %0a> # [[https://www.orangewebsite.com/|Orange Website]] -- Supports privacy, (free speech?), (DDoS filtering?)%0a> # [[flokinet]]%0a> %0a> Hong Kong%0a> %0a> # [[hostdime.com|Host Dime]] -- unreasonable price, allows anything legal%0a> %0a> !! Potential%0a> %0a> # [[https://lowendbox.com/|LowEndBox]]%0a> # [[https://www.bitcoin-vps.com/|List #1 of Bitcoin VPS providers]]%0a> # [[https://uncensoredhosting.com/best-bitcoin-vps/|List #2 of Bitcoin VPS providers]] %0a> # [[https://torbitcoinvps.github.io/|List #3 of Bitcoin VPS providers]]%0a> %0a> DDos Filtering Providers:%0a> %0a> # [[https://www.x4b.net/|x4b]]%0a> %0a> !! Don't use%0a> %0a> # OVH -- censors [[https://community.ovh.com/en/faq|hate speech]], [[https://forum.ovh.co.uk/showthread.php/10110-Abuse-Policy|perhaps prohibits IRC?]]%0a> # Amazon AWS -- [[https://aws.amazon.com/aup/|AUP]] censors offensive content without really defining what offensive is%0a> # Google Cloud -- censors hate speech%0a> # Digital Ocean -- censors hate speech%0a> # Linode -- censors hate speech%0a> # Microsoft Azure -- [[https://qz.com/1352990/microsoft-threatens-to-take-down-gab-ai-over-hate-speech/|censors]] [[https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/9/17671188/microsoft-gab-hate-speech-hosting-ban-deplatform|hate]] [[https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/08/10/hate-speech-crackdown-spreads-behind-the-scenes-tech/|speech]]%0a
19 host:1650487970=38.87.162.154
20 author:1650487136=jrmu
21 diff:1650487136:1615040649:=45a46,49%0a> Europe%0a> %0a> %0a> %0a100a105,158%0a> # HostSailor -- [[https://hostsailor.com/acceptable-use-policy/|censors hate speech]]%0a> # [[https://anynode.net|Anynode]] -- no ddos filtering, unresponsive customer support, lacking IPv6 rDNS API%0a> # [[ideastack.com]]%0a> # [[hyperfilter.com|HyperFilter]] -- forbids IRC%0a> # [[https://www.psychz.net/|Psychz]] -- DDoS filtering, censors [[https://www.psychz.net/aup.html|hate speech]]%0a> # [[https://www.choopa.com/|Choopa]] -- includes DDoS filtering, censors [[https://www.choopa.com/legal/use_policy/|hate speech]]%0a> # [[https://hetzner.com|hetzner]] -- bans religious speech, "We would prefer not to host your site. Without judging the content we see a lot of problems hosting this site on a German server as Germany (and most of Europe) is very liberal towards the mentioned topics. The site would generate a lot of complaints."%0a> # [[https://prq.se|PRQ.se]] -- Supports free speech, (DDoS filtering?); but no IRC and slow customer support%0a> # [[https://sharktech.net/|SharkTech]] -- unresponsive tech support, did not respond to abuse reports, offers DDoS filtering%0a> # [[contabo]] -- won't support IRC or ddos filtering%0a> %0a> India%0a> %0a> # Yourlasthost -- [[https://www.yourlasthost.com/acceptable-use|AUP]] bans IRC%0a> # [[ariseserver.com|Arise Server]] -- doesn't know what IRC sys%0a> # [[bigrock.com|bigrock]] -- doesn't know what OpenBSD is%0a> # [[b4uindia.com|b4u india]] -- doesn't allow chat servers%0a> # [[royalclouds.net|Royal Clouds]] -- doesn't respond to customer questions%0a> # [[go4hosting.in]]%0a> # [[leapswitch.com]]%0a> # [[crazyhosting.com]]%0a> # [[onliveserver.com]]%0a> # [[rdsindia.com]]%0a> # [[cyfuture.com]]%0a> # [[serverbasket.com]]%0a> # [[hostingraja.in]]%0a> # [[resellerclub.com]]%0a> # [[everdata.com]]%0a> # [[vps.net.in]]%0a> # [[ricohidc.com]]%0a> # [[milesweb.com]]%0a> # [[nowindiaonline.in]]%0a> # [[cloudoye.com]]%0a> # [[miditech.co.in]]%0a> # [[softsyshosting.com]]%0a> # [[nowindiaonline.in]]%0a> # [[cloudoye.com]]%0a> # [[webji.in]]%0a> # [[hostkarle.com]]%0a> # [[serverscart.com]]%0a> # [[vnetindia.com]]%0a> # [[superbytehosting.com]]%0a> # [[sytes.in]]%0a> # [[royalclouds.net]]%0a> # [[nowindiaonline.in]]%0a> %0a> Pakistan%0a> %0a> # [[host24.com.pk]]%0a> %0a> Hong Kong%0a> %0a> # quotecolo.com -- replied but didn't answer questions%0a> # hkcolo.com -- replied but didn't answer questions%0a
22 host:1650487136=38.87.162.154
23 author:1615040649=jrmu
24 diff:1615040649:1614945750:=111c111%0a%3c # [[https://hetzner.com|hetzner]] -- bans religious speech, "We would prefer not to host your site. Without judging the content we see a lot of problems hosting this site on a German server as Germany (and most of Europe) is very liberal towards the mentioned topics. The site would generate a lot of complaints."%0a---%0a> # [[https://hetzner.com|hetzner]]%0a
25 host:1615040649=125.231.24.85
26 author:1614945750=jrmu
27 diff:1614945750:1612696858:=79a80,81%0a> # [[https://sharktech.net/|SharkTech]] -- unresponsive tech support, did not respond to abuse reports, offers DDoS filtering%0a> # [[contabo]]%0a113,114d114%0a%3c # [[https://sharktech.net/|SharkTech]] -- unresponsive tech support, did not respond to abuse reports, offers DDoS filtering%0a%3c # [[contabo]] -- won't support IRC or ddos filtering%0a
28 host:1614945750=125.231.24.85
29 author:1612696858=jrmu
30 diff:1612696858:1612414043:=75d74%0a%3c # [[https://www.ddos-guard.net]] -- ddos filtering%0a
31 host:1612696858=198.251.81.119
32 author:1612414043=jrmu
33 diff:1612414043:1612414043:=1,157d0%0a%3c (:title Searching for Hosting Providers:)%0a%3c %0a%3c !! Guidelines for Selecting Providers%0a%3c %0a%3c Check the Acceptable Use Policy:%0a%3c %0a%3c # Does it censor political or religious speech? Specifically, look up if it censors hate speech, extremist ideology, offensive content, discrimination, or racism. How do they define these words? Often this results in political or religious censorship.%0a%3c # In many countries, censorship is required by law. In such a case, sysadmins must censor to follow the law. But, check if the provider requires a legal court order before it censors.%0a%3c # What is their abuse policy? Do they notify us first to give us time to respond, before shutting off our services?%0a%3c # Does it allow IRC?%0a%3c # Does it allow email?%0a%3c # Does it allow tor?%0a%3c # Does it allow game servers?%0a%3c # Does it allow VPNs?%0a%3c # Does it allow running DNS servers?%0a%3c # Does it allow torrents and filesharing?%0a%3c %0a%3c Other Important Criteria:%0a%3c %0a%3c # Does it support OpenBSD or other alternative operating systems?%0a%3c # Does it provide DDoS filtering? IPv6? rDNS delegation? What size of an IPv6 subnet do we get?%0a%3c # Do they offer colocation, or dedicated servers? We no longer want VPSes, they are too unstable.%0a%3c # Where are the data centers located?%0a%3c # How long has this provider been operating?%0a%3c # Do they have a good reputation? Is there a strong user community?%0a%3c # How do they provide customer support? IRC is best, second would be email. Discord and Telegram are not ideal. Support tickets can be very slow.%0a%3c # What payment options do they accept? Paypal is not reliable. Credit cards are acceptable but cryptcoins would be best.%0a%3c %0a%3c Send an email to customer support and ask them a few of these questions. If the customer support is friendly and helpful, you can continue researching. If they ignore your questions or are unhelpful, you should find another provider. If they aren't helpful before the purchase, you can be certain they will be unhelpful afterwards when they already have our money.%0a%3c %0a%3c We especially need providers in Asia (Hong Kong, Singapore), Australia, Africa, and South America.%0a%3c %0a%3c !! Currently Using%0a%3c %0a%3c # [[https://buyvm.net]] -- Las Vegas, New York City, Luxembourg%0a%3c # [[https://aliendata.com]] -- Texas%0a%3c %0a%3c !! Recommended%0a%3c %0a%3c USA%0a%3c %0a%3c # [[https://endoffice.com/|EndOffice]] -- Supports free speech, (DDoS filtering?)%0a%3c # [[https://ColocationAmerica.com|Colocation America]] -- includes DDoS filtering%0a%3c # [[https://us.leaseweb.com]] -- fast reply, allows anything legal%0a%3c %0a%3c Europe%0a%3c %0a%3c %0a%3c %0a%3c Hong Kong%0a%3c %0a%3c # simcentric.com -- fast customer support, 3 day trial%0a%3c # hosthongkong.net -- allows anything legal%0a%3c # serverrun.com -- replied no colo%0a%3c # sunnyvision.com -- allows anything legal%0a%3c # serverhk.org -- allows anything legal%0a%3c # hkcolocation.net -- allows anything legal%0a%3c %0a%3c %0a%3c !! Untested%0a%3c %0a%3c USA%0a%3c %0a%3c # [[https://www.budgetvm.com/|BudgetVM]]%0a%3c # [[https://sharktech.net/|SharkTech]] -- unresponsive tech support, did not respond to abuse reports, offers DDoS filtering%0a%3c # [[blazingfast.io]]%0a%3c # [[colohouse.com]] -- replied%0a%3c # [[glowhost.com]]%0a%3c # [[http://ddoshostingsolutions.com/]]%0a%3c # [[https://www.hostclean.net/]]%0a%3c # [[https://www.datapacket.com]] -- very expensive%0a%3c # [[https://www.quadranet.com/]]%0a%3c # [[https://spartanhost.org/dedicated]] -- uses psychz%0a%3c # [[https://www.prometeus.net/]]%0a%3c %0a%3c Europe%0a%3c %0a%3c # [[https://www.orangewebsite.com/|Orange Website]] -- Supports privacy, (free speech?), (DDoS filtering?)%0a%3c # [[https://sharktech.net/|SharkTech]] -- unresponsive tech support, did not respond to abuse reports, offers DDoS filtering%0a%3c # [[contabo]]%0a%3c # [[flokinet]]%0a%3c %0a%3c Hong Kong%0a%3c %0a%3c # [[hostdime.com|Host Dime]] -- unreasonable price, allows anything legal%0a%3c %0a%3c !! Potential%0a%3c %0a%3c # [[https://lowendbox.com/|LowEndBox]]%0a%3c # [[https://www.bitcoin-vps.com/|List #1 of Bitcoin VPS providers]]%0a%3c # [[https://uncensoredhosting.com/best-bitcoin-vps/|List #2 of Bitcoin VPS providers]] %0a%3c # [[https://torbitcoinvps.github.io/|List #3 of Bitcoin VPS providers]]%0a%3c %0a%3c DDos Filtering Providers:%0a%3c %0a%3c # [[https://www.x4b.net/|x4b]]%0a%3c %0a%3c !! Don't use%0a%3c %0a%3c # OVH -- censors [[https://community.ovh.com/en/faq|hate speech]], [[https://forum.ovh.co.uk/showthread.php/10110-Abuse-Policy|perhaps prohibits IRC?]]%0a%3c # Amazon AWS -- [[https://aws.amazon.com/aup/|AUP]] censors offensive content without really defining what offensive is%0a%3c # Google Cloud -- censors hate speech%0a%3c # Digital Ocean -- censors hate speech%0a%3c # Linode -- censors hate speech%0a%3c # Microsoft Azure -- [[https://qz.com/1352990/microsoft-threatens-to-take-down-gab-ai-over-hate-speech/|censors]] [[https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/9/17671188/microsoft-gab-hate-speech-hosting-ban-deplatform|hate]] [[https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/08/10/hate-speech-crackdown-spreads-behind-the-scenes-tech/|speech]]%0a%3c # HostSailor -- [[https://hostsailor.com/acceptable-use-policy/|censors hate speech]]%0a%3c # [[https://anynode.net|Anynode]] -- no ddos filtering, unresponsive customer support, lacking IPv6 rDNS API%0a%3c # [[ideastack.com]]%0a%3c # [[hyperfilter.com|HyperFilter]] -- forbids IRC%0a%3c # [[https://www.psychz.net/|Psychz]] -- DDoS filtering, censors [[https://www.psychz.net/aup.html|hate speech]]%0a%3c # [[https://www.choopa.com/|Choopa]] -- includes DDoS filtering, censors [[https://www.choopa.com/legal/use_policy/|hate speech]]%0a%3c # [[https://hetzner.com|hetzner]]%0a%3c # [[https://prq.se|PRQ.se]] -- Supports free speech, (DDoS filtering?); but no IRC and slow customer support%0a%3c %0a%3c India%0a%3c %0a%3c # Yourlasthost -- [[https://www.yourlasthost.com/acceptable-use|AUP]] bans IRC%0a%3c # [[ariseserver.com|Arise Server]] -- doesn't know what IRC sys%0a%3c # [[bigrock.com|bigrock]] -- doesn't know what OpenBSD is%0a%3c # [[b4uindia.com|b4u india]] -- doesn't allow chat servers%0a%3c # [[royalclouds.net|Royal Clouds]] -- doesn't respond to customer questions%0a%3c # [[go4hosting.in]]%0a%3c # [[leapswitch.com]]%0a%3c # [[crazyhosting.com]]%0a%3c # [[onliveserver.com]]%0a%3c # [[rdsindia.com]]%0a%3c # [[cyfuture.com]]%0a%3c # [[serverbasket.com]]%0a%3c # [[hostingraja.in]]%0a%3c # [[resellerclub.com]]%0a%3c # [[everdata.com]]%0a%3c # [[vps.net.in]]%0a%3c # [[ricohidc.com]]%0a%3c # [[milesweb.com]]%0a%3c # [[nowindiaonline.in]]%0a%3c # [[cloudoye.com]]%0a%3c # [[miditech.co.in]]%0a%3c # [[softsyshosting.com]]%0a%3c # [[nowindiaonline.in]]%0a%3c # [[cloudoye.com]]%0a%3c # [[webji.in]]%0a%3c # [[hostkarle.com]]%0a%3c # [[serverscart.com]]%0a%3c # [[vnetindia.com]]%0a%3c # [[superbytehosting.com]]%0a%3c # [[sytes.in]]%0a%3c # [[royalclouds.net]]%0a%3c # [[nowindiaonline.in]]%0a%3c %0a%3c Pakistan%0a%3c %0a%3c # [[host24.com.pk]]%0a%3c %0a%3c Hong Kong%0a%3c %0a%3c # quotecolo.com -- replied but didn't answer questions%0a%3c # hkcolo.com -- replied but didn't answer questions%0a
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