[cod] Server Hosting

[Jake Necessary]

Thanks for responding!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Mount" <rmount at pobox.com>
To: <cod at icculus.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 10:59 AM
Subject: Re: [cod] Server Hosting


> Hi Jake,
>
> >I need to decide if we are going to proceed or just start using Iquana.
>
> Competition is always good :-)
>
> >What types of "cool" things would you all like to see in a game server
> control panel?
>
> - Web based Config file editing
> - Web based Start/Stop/Restart of the server
> - Web based change of startup of game (i.e. if you want to run HoB/Revolt
> you need to change how your game starts up).  Either via an Admin set drop
> down, or "custom" for advanced game server owners.
> - Auto magically restart crashed servers.
> - Ditto for server that have been "quit" (so if someone exec's a match
> config, they can quit the server when done and it restarts with the
default
> config).
> - Web based file manager (upload, delete, edit, etc).
>
> >Would you all like to have an affiliate program where if you refer game
> server sales you could pay for your >own server each month?
>
> Being a game server provider, no.  I won't typically refer someone to
> another provider ;-)
>
> >How about Scheduling configs to change on a calendar so you can bounce
your
> server for practices or >matches?
>
> Yes
>
> >Buy one server and choose which game it is on the fly?
>
> Yes
>
> >Change which datacenter your server starts in so at certain times your
> Europe based clans can have the server >closer but when they are in bed
you
> spawn the server in the US?
>
> For some, that might be nice.  I concentrate on North America, and don't
> plan on offering servers in Europe at any time soon.
>
> >Think of some cool features you would like to see.
>
> Platform independant!  Some games only run on Windows!
>
> >Let me know if you all have used Iguana?
>
> Never, just my own home-brewed system.
>
> >Do you think a control panel priced at $2.50/game server / month is a
good
> price?
>
> Sounds reasonable.
>
> --Rob
>
>
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