[nylug-talk] Simple Web Hosting Question

[Ron Guerin]

wcmozart at aol.com wrote:

> I need free web hosting, on a fast reliable site, for a very simple
> 1-page web site I have designed, which has 2 text entry boxes which are
> to be filled in by visitors to the site -- when they click 'enter', I
> want the text entered to be forwarded to me at an e-mail address I want
> to specify; i.e. I need the entered text to be forwarded via email to a
> site different from the one hosting my site (this is an absolute
> requirement)
>  
>  What feature does the hosting service need to have to do this???

You need PHP/ASP/CGI service on the account.  Aside from that you're
pretty much defining the bare minimum such service provides.  If you
don't have the ability to mail input to yourself from a form, you really
aren't getting anything useful.  You should be aware however that thanks
to spammers, you should expect to see such free hosting offered.  (PHP
with no outbound mail)

>  Can anyone recommend a free hosting site with this capability???

No, but there's a lot of bottom-of-the-barrel hosting out there that
should fit the bill for this.  1and1 has some kind of $2/mo deal going,
and I hear it's not very good, but it has to be better than free hosting.

- Ron