[DM-MUG] web site advice

[Chris Tyrrell]

On Thursday, May 13, 2004, at 12:24 PM, Ray Bowler wrote:

> I have had several suggestions to place photos and documents which my 
> wife wishes to transmit to others on a web site and let people 
> download them. This would solve some problems with them not arriving.
>
> My ISP, MediaCom, offers free web page space to members with a lot of 
> tools to help develop the page.
>
> Apple's .Mac account seems to be attractive also.
>
> Any advice on why I should go with the .Mac account for people who are 
> not too good with computers? The $100 is not trivial.

Ray, forget the .Mac stuff. You'll get more space with your Mediacom 
account (10 MB per each of 5 accounts per customer ) while .Mac has a 
10 MB limit. Also, mac.com servers seem to have more downtime than 
Mediacom servers. If you're unsure about how to create a web page or 
upload to your Mediacom web space, this list is the place for help.

I should add that my experience with mac.com stopped when my free 
account expired in '02. Maybe it's more reliable as a paid service, but 
still not likely worth $100, IMHO.


Chris