From: mmalmi@cc.hut.fi Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 02:51:11 +0300 To: Satoshi Nakamoto Subject: Re: Fwd: bitcoin hosting Ok, I won't switch it. Donations in Bitcoin are helpful and can be sent to 14EXchS9j3AAfim6mL4jtw6VWMosSUiG5U. > Please promise me you won't make a switch now. The last thing we need > is switchover hassle on top of the slashdot flood of work we've got > now. I'm losing my mind there are so many things that need to be done. > > Also, it would suck to be on a smaller, less reliable host just to save > a measly $20. > > I will try to think of a polite way to ask the donor if he sent it, but > right now there are other higher priority things that are going to bump > even that for a few days. > > Would a donation of bitcoins help in the short term? > > mmalmi@cc.hut.fi wrote: >> Rackspace has very good support, good backend, good connections and >> nicely scaling cloud based virtual servers. I got this offer from >> Thufir: >> >> ----- >> Hi Sirius, >> >> Check out www.citrusdesignstudio.com. You will see through the >> portfolio that >> I am a real business with many clients. >> >> That is my business that I provide managed hosting through. >> I also do unmanaged VPSes. >> >> Normally I would charge $15/mo for 512MB. >> I will do it for $10/mo for you. >> >> To see my pricing, go to www.linnode.com. I match everything they >> have except >> their great panel -- you have to email or call my people. >> >> I provide VPS services normally for 3/4ths the posted cost on linnode.com. >> (Rackspace is even more expensive.) >> >> I will do it for 1/2 of linnode's price for you. >> >> It scales linerally just like linnodes, so for 2048 MB of memory, I would >> charge $40, etc. >> >> Later! >> ----- >> >> That would be worth considering, if they have good datacenters and >> connections. $10 / month is about $20 less than what Rackspace >> costs. On the other hand, Rackspace prices are no problem if the >> donation is to arrive. >>