FTP Hosts

James_T · 05-31-2003, 07:02 PM

My league will be starting in just a few weeks and I need an ftp host for my league members to use to transfer their team files. I have my own webspace with an FTP account, but I'd like to keep this one separate from that.

What is the best solution? Should i just choose a free webhosting provider and use the ftp account that comes with that? Is there a better option?

A.J. Holz · 05-31-2003, 07:32 PM

I doubt very seriously you will find a hosting provider for free that provides the type of FTP space and reliability that you need in order to run a league successfully.

You're probably best off spending the few bucks per month it takes to purchase a hosting account if you want to do it right.

Some hosting providers I've seen that league commissioners have used successfully are:

All-In-1 Web Solutions
http://www.allin1websolutions.com/

Sim Leagues
http://www.simleagues.com/

PowWeb
http://www.powweb.com/

adventureran · 05-31-2003, 08:36 PM

Quote:

I need an ftp host for my league members to use to transfer their team files. I have my own webspace with an FTP account, but I'd like to keep this one separate from that.

I'm not quite sure why you want to keep this separate. If you are only talking about your owners' exports, the files are quite small (< 12K), so it's not a space or bandwidth issue. If you're worried about the security, the most they could see would be your username. The password is *** out.

Depending on who your host is, you could even create separate ftp accounts. One for team exports only, if you like.

NYM Jason Phillips 23 · 05-31-2003, 08:55 PM

web1000.com free,ftp,unlimted bandwith. Lots of space.

James_T · 05-31-2003, 11:20 PM

I did not realize that my password would be starred out... that was really my only concern. Thanks anyway for the suggestions; I guess I'm OK.

A.J. Holz · 06-01-2003, 12:40 PM

Whoops, I may have misunderstood the original question. For team exports ONLY, then you wouldn't necessarily have to purchase a complete hosting account. But most leagues are going to want to have some place to put their HTML report files, which are a lot larger and I would assume be a lot tougher to maintain with a free host service.

James_T · 06-01-2003, 03:50 PM

AJ:

Yeah, I am actually paying for my host.. fortunecity.com. It was important for me to have my own domain name, and I wanted to have enough space to put up the league html reports.

05-31-2003, 07:02 PM	#1
James_T Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 82	FTP Hosts My league will be starting in just a few weeks and I need an ftp host for my league members to use to transfer their team files. I have my own webspace with an FTP account, but I'd like to keep this one separate from that. What is the best solution? Should i just choose a free webhosting provider and use the ftp account that comes with that? Is there a better option?

05-31-2003, 07:32 PM	#2
A.J. Holz All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 650	I doubt very seriously you will find a hosting provider for free that provides the type of FTP space and reliability that you need in order to run a league successfully. You're probably best off spending the few bucks per month it takes to purchase a hosting account if you want to do it right. Some hosting providers I've seen that league commissioners have used successfully are: All-In-1 Web Solutions http://www.allin1websolutions.com/ Sim Leagues http://www.simleagues.com/ PowWeb http://www.powweb.com/ __________________ NABA - Tijuana Toros / Commish ORB - Oakland Athletics (former owner) MBBA - Seattle Storm JOBL - Grand Forks Varmints (former owner) FIBB - Chicago Fire TMBU - Tulsa Tomcats (former owner) ACL - Oakland A's (former owner) ACB - Rockville Superbas

05-31-2003, 08:55 PM	#4
NYM Jason Phillips 23 Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 58	web1000.com free,ftp,unlimted bandwith. Lots of space. __________________ HOCKEY RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Ny Ranger fan)

06-01-2003, 12:40 PM	#6
A.J. Holz All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 650	Whoops, I may have misunderstood the original question. For team exports ONLY, then you wouldn't necessarily have to purchase a complete hosting account. But most leagues are going to want to have some place to put their HTML report files, which are a lot larger and I would assume be a lot tougher to maintain with a free host service. __________________ NABA - Tijuana Toros / Commish ORB - Oakland Athletics (former owner) MBBA - Seattle Storm JOBL - Grand Forks Varmints (former owner) FIBB - Chicago Fire TMBU - Tulsa Tomcats (former owner) ACL - Oakland A's (former owner) ACB - Rockville Superbas

05-31-2003, 11:20 PM	#5
James_T Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 82	I did not realize that my password would be starred out... that was really my only concern. Thanks anyway for the suggestions; I guess I'm OK.

06-01-2003, 03:50 PM	#7
James_T Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 82	AJ: Yeah, I am actually paying for my host.. fortunecity.com. It was important for me to have my own domain name, and I wanted to have enough space to put up the league html reports.