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Uatu 01-16-2008 12:07 AM

XTHost Provider
 
As I mentioned before, I am using this provider for my DC page, and it is pretty nice.

Some of its advantages:

30 MB space
Instant setup (no e-mail confirmation)
Unlimited bandwidth
No limits on file uploads
No ads

However, it does have some weird disadvantages:

Your Web page will disappear if it is not visited in 7 days
File uploads (zip, etc.) go to a special screen to download

The weirdest disadvantage of all is that apparently some words are bad, and if your pages have these words in them, they won't upload.

So far, I have found one word: "vortex"... No idea why that is such a bad word. But there are others...

Just for reference, I will put a list here for those using this server to check (updated as I find more):

Deface
Vortex

manikus 01-16-2008 12:27 AM

Re: XTHost Provider
 
As further testament, I have also started using this service for some personal sites (stuff that I know will be visited at least every 7 days by me).

I haven't discovered any words yet...I'll have to try harder. ;)

Uatu 01-16-2008 01:09 AM

Re: XTHost Provider
 
Well, if you try to upload a text or html file, and it basically rejects the file for some reason, there is likely a filtered word in the file... and that is when you start the menial process of trying to find what it is. :(

(I've only had it happen to me with files that have LOTS of text - so the chance might be slim.)

manikus 01-16-2008 02:06 AM

Re: XTHost Provider
 
How did you figure out which word was causing trouble?

Uatu 01-16-2008 03:17 AM

Re: XTHost Provider
 
I delete half of the file and then try to upload it again; if it succeeds, that means the word is in that half of the file; if not, it is in the other. You then do this over and over again, until you find the culprit :P

manikus 01-16-2008 09:32 AM

Re: XTHost Provider
 
That sounds tedious and a bit obsessive compulsive - right up my alley. :D:D:D

I feel like I should start tracking down which words they won't allow. Maybe the next time I have the hankering to play solitaire, I'll do that instead. :)

SilentThief 01-16-2008 06:31 PM

Re: XTHost Provider
 
Yep, Vortex. My daddy used to warsh my mouth out with soap for saying that ;)

-SilentThief

Uatu 01-16-2008 08:42 PM

Re: XTHost Provider
 
The "v" word? :P I am actually rather bewildered by the choice of this word by them... Why would it be considered bad?

Anyway, I have at least two files that are not uploading because of some stupid reason, so I will have a new word or two for the list soon...

Uatu 01-17-2008 11:19 AM

Re: XTHost Provider
 
Found another word... why this one?! (See the first post)

manikus 01-17-2008 01:38 PM

Re: XTHost Provider
 
Maybe, when you have discovered all the banned words, they will form a secret message. :D


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