Intro
Since the
ahimsa siezure, it has become apparent that
ImcUk needs to find a new publishing server as well as create
multiple mirrors of the webserver. There are also other IMCs that could do with help. Consequently, the UK launched a
server appeal and there is some
UkCrypto#Hardware discussion about the physical servers. See
UkServerProcess for ideas about how to sort out a team of people to deal with legal issues arrising from the server. This page is to help decide
where to host that new server.
Requirements
Space for a 1U box (ie a server that takes up one unit or rackspace), based on the current hardware plan:
UkCrypto#Hardware
UK IMC is in the process of discussing setting up a legal body for signing hosting contracts in the UK, (see
UkLegalConstitution) until this is resolved it
appears that
UK ISPs will not be able to be used for this server, but please add them to this list anyway.
Riseup in Seattle do not need UK IMC to be a legally constituted body and for hosting in Amsterdam the NL 'Friends of Indymedia' are willing to sign a hosting contract with Calyx.
Options (alphabetical order)
NB: copy and paste the table below to make the standard questions to ask each option...
standard info |
response |
explanation |
website |
|
URI |
location |
|
city/country |
bandwidth |
|
limit per month |
cost |
|
per month |
physical access? |
|
is it accessible? |
tech support (name) |
|
local person |
tech notes |
|
|
legal notes |
|
e.g. applicable laws, help available or lawyers etc |
legal implications |
|
e.g. forming legal body of uk group, "friends of indymedia" etc |
security rating |
|
would this ISP offer more or less resistance to server seizure than others |
Black Cat Networks
Bunker
Calyx
standard info |
response |
website |
http://www.calyx.com/ |
location |
amsterdam/netherlands and nyc/usa |
bandwidth |
|
cost |
|
physical access? |
yes, person need a key and a card |
tech support (name) |
Zapata |
tech notes |
See email from Nick @ Calyx to imc-uk-tech |
legal notes |
NL/EU laws applicable need to have a legal entity |
contract holder |
"friends of indymedia", dutch foundation set up as owner of indy.nl and as legal "buffer" between indy.nl collective and individuals: seems to be willing to meet with calxy lawyers and sign a hosting contract |
other info/links |
http://www.calyx.net/about/ - "Calyx Internet Access Corp. was incorporated in the State of New York in 1995. Since its inception, Calyx has worked with such companies as Ikea, Amtrak, Keynote Systems Inc (NASDAQ:KEYN)., and Tanqueray gin." |
security rating |
calyx did not give in when asked for IP logs in US subpoena google results |
GreenNet
standard info |
response |
website |
http://www.gn.apc.org/ |
location |
London/UK |
bandwidth |
?limit per month? |
cost/month |
to be negotiated |
physical access? |
servers hosted with Poptel- Poptech? in London, to be negotiated |
tech support (name) |
London techies? |
tech notes |
linux/apache |
legal notes |
"GreenNet will not participate in the voluntary retention scheme and is principally bound to retain its current data retention policy (...) in the interest of defending the rights of our user community." |
contract holder |
to be negotiated, legal body, individual? |
other info/links |
|
security rating |
|
Havenco
standard info |
response |
website |
http://www.havenco.com/ |
location |
Sealand in the North Sea |
bandwidth |
256Kbps |
cost |
$1,500 per month |
physical access? |
no |
tech support (name) |
none |
tech notes |
jebba contacted then after the FBI raid, they were on for doing IMC hosting, but they are very expensive also security claims may be false, for this kind of thing metacolo might be better, but again they will no doubt be unafordable... |
legal notes |
"Sealand currently has no regulations regarding copyright, patents, libel, restrictions on political speech, non-disclosure agreements, cryptography, restrictions on maintaining customer records, tax or mandatory licensing, DMCA, music sharing services, or other issues; child pornography is the only content explicitly prohibited.", see their aup |
contract holder |
none? |
security rating |
|
Public Internet Ltd
standard info |
response |
website |
http://www.public-internet.org/ |
location |
Telecity, London |
bandwidth |
100Gb (unmonitored, www3 served 180Gb in 44 days) |
cost |
70UKP (list price, subject to negotiation) |
physical access? |
Yes |
tech support (name) |
[machine] (owner of PI Ltd) |
tech notes |
PI Ltd already provide www3/DNS/mail for UK |
contract holder |
n/a |
legal implications |
UK/EU laws apply |
security rating |
|
Riseup
xs4all
standard info |
response |
website |
http://www.xs4all.com/ |
location |
Amsterdam |
bandwidth |
500 GB |
cost |
EUR 95,- (1U) |
physical access? |
Yes |
tech support (name) |
Zapata |
tech notes |
|
legal notes |
Same as for Calyx |
contract holder |
Same as for Calyx |
other info/links |
They have not replied to two email asking about hosting with them |
security rating |
|
Moved from
UkMirror: About 'secure' hosting
http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/users/rja14/eternity/eternity.html |
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/07/02/160253&mode=nested |
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GarconDuMonde - 05 Dec 2004 - started
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IonNec - 06 Dec 2004 - added greennet
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TimBrown - 07 Dec 2004 - added Public Internet
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RadgEd - 07 Dec 2004 - added security rating field
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ZcaT - 07 Dec 2004 added security rating details to calyx