Re: O2 Hoster down ?

["aashram2000" <groups@xxxxxxx>]

chris what did you mean it will affect 02 users ?
you have me worried now. Does this have something
to do with the special discount for ukha users ?







--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Tony Lucas <tony@x> wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mark_harrison_uk2 [mailto:mph@xxxxxxx...]
> > Sent: 09 May 2003 11:41
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Re: O2 Hoster down ?
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> > I guess, as Gerard says, it depends on the nature of the site.
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> > For a transactional site, the ONLY defintion that typically=20
matters=20
> > to the client is "can this site take customers' credit
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details=20
> > securely"...
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> > ... everything else, like "showing them something that makes
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> > want to hand over their credit card details" is a subsidiary
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> > that.
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> > For ascentium.co.uk - my own company's, static, informational
web-
> > site, then frankly O2hoster is good enough.
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> > For some of the big sites I've been responsible for, a budget
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> > =A310k / month isn't enough to guarantee 100% availability of
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complex=20
> > transactional site.
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> I couldn't agree more, the only problem we have now is convincing=20
them
> that they do need to spend x amount to get the service to fit their
> requirements, and they cant expect 100% reliability for complex=20
sites
> for what can realistically be a fistful of change.....
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> Oh the fun we have :o)
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> Regards,
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> Tony.