John Gateley wrote: > Hi Y'all, > > I've been running a home server (DNS, e-mail, web server, database) > for several years. I think it is time to move offsite. Anyone tried > EC2 for this? It looks like EC2 is a thin layer on top of VMware so > I could run what I needed. Hi Y'all, For those who are curious: I chose linode.com. It seemed to have the best tradeoff between price, features, and reputation. Slicehost was more expensive for the same features, and I found several places cheaper, but they had bad reviews somewhere. I've been using linode for a week now, connectivity is great, easy to use, and I'm happy. j