{Elecraft] Re: Dodgy Site

[DaveL G3TJP]

G4ILO said:

Given that web hosting is available for well under a tenner in the UK from
reputable hosts like 1+1, I don't know why someone would penny-pinch to the extent of using a dodgy free web host for their business site.
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Ah, I would have been disappointed if you hadn't commented, Julian.

 

It's Chris's choice who hosts his longstanding website; FYI the hosting is run by another amateur, who's a friend of his.

 

The site is sound, otherwise he'd have been out of business long ago, so rather than pick over the bones, why not look at the meat of the issue?

 

Derogatory comments make me wish I'd never pestered him to provide a little Xmas deal for amateurs this side of the pond.

 

Season's Greetings.

 

DaveL  G3TJP

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[Julian, G4ILO]

DaveL G3TJP wrote

G4ILO said:
Given that web hosting is available for well under a tenner in the UK from
reputable hosts like 1+1, I don't know why someone would penny-pinch to the extent of using a dodgy free web host for their business site.
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Ah, I would have been disappointed if you hadn't commented, Julian.

It's Chris's choice who hosts his longstanding website; FYI the hosting is run by another amateur, who's a friend of his.

The site is sound, otherwise he'd have been out of business long ago, so rather than pick over the bones, why not look at the meat of the issue?

Derogatory comments make me wish I'd never pestered him to provide a little Xmas deal for amateurs this side of the pond.

Season's Greetings.

I believe I did "look at the meat of the issue", when I said is "Kaspersky regards Free Web Town as a bad neighbourhood, with some justification if Google is anything to go by." Why did you quote my post selectively?

I make my living from running websites so I do know a fair bit about the subject. Getting your friend who knows a bit about computers to set up your business website is not always a good idea, if you want to avoid blunders that can harm your business.

Dave (AON) discovered a potentially serious security warning and did the right thing by alerting people about it. I don't think anyone now believes there is anything dangerous about the site, but the warning only arose because of the choice of web hosting. It could have been genuine - as I again said in my post, it is quite common for hackers to plant malware on a site, especially sites that have been set up by someone who is not very security conscious - and it was right for Dave to alert people until others had had a chance to look at it.

It is, as you say, Chris's choice who hosts his site. However, I would have thought he might have been concerned that his site is raising alerts that could be turning away potential customers. I would have been, if it was my site. But as you say, it's his business.

I will probably be ordering components from him myself, so thank you for drawing this site to my attention and for making the arrangements for the K3 mod kit. However as an IT professional with 35 years in the industry I regard internet security as a serious matter. I stand behind the comments I have made on that matter, and consider that your snide response and attempt to turn the blame on those who have commented is completely inappropriate.

73 and seasons greetings.