Q. What hardware does Cyber Trading Co. Webspace run on?
A.
The standard configuration for our servers is:
The servers are interconnected via a 100 MB internal network and two 100 MB TigerHubs, then to the T-1s/10 MB line. We have five Direct Leased line 1.544 megabit T-1s, two from MCI and three from Sprint via Crawford Communications.We also have a 10 MB line from Cable and Wireless Internet Exchange (CWIX). These lines are dedicated to our web-servers, nothing else. They are all yours to serve your pages and applications! This is our advantage! Dedicated leased line Web service. The result is an above-average link putting your company 'very close to the Web'. We are constantly upgrading our servers as necessary to sustain low system loads at all times. We have clients from around the world claiming a faster HTTP server link than what is normally available to them on the Web.
Why not use the mondo machines, like a Digital, HP, or Sun?(no copyright or legal infringement intended)
Well, first of all let's not start a big war on who has the best hardware. Our philosophy is simple - by limiting the number of customers per server and spreading you out, fewer people are affected when a specific system or service goes down and traffic averages out nicely. Sure, the big boxes are nice, but lots of little boxes handle things pretty well, also.
What software does Cyber Trading's Webspace Server use?
The operating systems available are Windows NT and BSDI 2.1 Internet Server. Please see their individual pages for specifics.
What software & CGI-scripts are available for referencing?
First of all, the Cyber Trading offer the ability for each customer to run any properly-setup CGI scripts they want (each account contains its own CGI Bin directory). For those CGI Scripts requiring use of the root CGI Bin, a company must request the setup of such scripts by contacting root@yt.com. We must consider the server demand & overhead associated with the particular script, and monitor its proper setup so it doesn't crash our server! See the NT or BSDI pages for the specific CGIs available.