| Posted by neumannu47, 01-01-2012, 12:09 AM | | When moving my domain names from GoDaddy to NameCheap, I saw NameCheap's shared hosting reseller plans. They're very much in line with what my present plan is. Is NameCheap serious about resellers?
One of my present hosts is doing a great job, but he has his servers lock down way too tight. I have to change the password on every domain every 90 days, and the new password has to have a strength of 80 or higher. I could understand once per year, but every 90 days is a pain. Plus, he has his spam controls on his email server much tighter than Gmail does. I have to get some of my hosted "clients" (mostly friends and family) to use Gmail accounts to receive particular messages that are bounced by their own email server.
I understand the necessity for changing passwords regularly. I understand the need to use strong passwords. The 90-day requirement is just too much. When I have to log in in a hurry, from different computers, I don't always have the latest password. It's a pain.
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| Posted by Time2303, 01-01-2012, 01:29 AM | | WHT has some mixed reviews on their reseller services:
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=958341
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=850610
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=1106802
Some are about their hosting in general, others are more specific to the reseller package.
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| Posted by JFSG, 01-01-2012, 02:37 AM | | Sounds like your current host is way too paranoid. I don't really advise you to look for providers that offer similar gigantic resources like NC does. Instead, look for providers who offer more realistic packages. This way, you will probably find more reliable and/or reputable companies while giving you a broader range of options.
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| Posted by Host4Geeks-Kushal, 01-01-2012, 05:09 AM | | Namecheap is primarily a Domain name registrar. It will be better if you look for some specialized hosting companies.
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| Posted by MyLabuan, 01-01-2012, 05:23 AM | | I suggest you search at offer forum for Reseller Hosting. There is a lot offer on Reseller Hosting and some offer cheaper then name cheap..
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| Posted by mdrussell, 01-01-2012, 05:36 AM | | Actually, this will be our 5th year of providing hosting services. We do this under Namecheap as well as our dedicated hosting brand, web-hosting.com
We have 10s of thousands of satisfied hosting customers
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| Posted by ModelWebHost, 01-01-2012, 10:55 PM | | They are experts in domains and SSL and may be you face problems in hosting like godaddy have disappointed clients of webhosting while they are best domain registrar. So, look at some hosting specialized providers.
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| Posted by Angelina Ray, 01-03-2012, 05:59 AM | | I found namecheap the cheapest and most user friendly. I will go for it again in the future
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| Posted by Forward Web, 01-03-2012, 09:34 AM | | Ultimately that depends on your perspective. I know of a few hosts who use a similar policy and it has little do with paranoia. In general, if your site or website is important to you, its a good idea to update your passwords as often as possible (every 90 days, or once per quarter is the recommended time frame for those updates). Nowadays, hackers will gain access to your website via your computer (by first gaining access to your PC, then harvesting passwords you have used via FTP). Its a real problem.. (not something made up).
I know some customers will complain about the inconvenience factor, however I assure you that if their site were to be hacked (either because of an old password, weak password or combination of both), the first person who will be blamed is the web host. Now cpanel is just one aspect of how a person can gain access to your web hosting account, but you cant knock a web host for taking a proactive stance to security (a good company will look after its customers, bad companies will not). Which is why I think the force password reset/strength protocol in cpanel is great and should be used by every web host.
In general, just look at it as, the easier it is for you to gain access to your own account, the easier it will be for a hacker to hack it.
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| Posted by kpmedia, 01-03-2012, 12:52 PM | | Pick another host, as your current one is ridiculous. Consider an excellent reseller host known for their customer-friendly attitude. I consider Stablehost and Stream101 to be excellent in this area. I'd go for a host that is just a host, not a registrar that "also offers hosting" (Godaddy, etc). You have to balance security with usability, and your current host isn't doing that.
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