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  • xxxjay
    Tube groupie.
    • Aug 2002
    • 13482

    #1

    Strongbox Vs. Sparta

    Which have you had better luck with using NATS?
    34
    Sparta.
    0%
    7
    Strongbox
    0%
    17
    Niether
    0%
    10
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  • HollywoodChris
    Confirmed User
    • Mar 2003
    • 1282

    #2
    No Favs??

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    • GrouchyAdmin
      Now choke yourself!
      • Apr 2006
      • 12085

      #3
      I've used both.

      Sparta is no longer available, but it has delicious integration with NATS. Strongbox, to pardon my rogue behavior, is shitty perl crap. It does about the same. However, it's still available.

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      • aico
        Moo Moo Cow
        • Mar 2004
        • 14748

        #4
        oops I voted but don't use Nats. my bad.

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        • xxxjay
          Tube groupie.
          • Aug 2002
          • 13482

          #5
          Originally posted by GrouchyAdmin
          I've used both.

          Sparta is no longer available, but it has delicious integration with NATS. Strongbox, to pardon my rogue behavior, is shitty perl crap. It does about the same. However, it's still available.
          LOL, isn't Sparta available through TMM?
          http://donttellmehowtoruinmylife.com/ - http://www.jmdigitalmarketing.com/my...s-and-reviews/ - http://www.wouldyouhitit.org - http://shinyobjectreviews.com/

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          • Tempest
            Too lazy to set a custom title
            • May 2004
            • 10217

            #6
            No idea... but from the threads below my impression is that most people feel strongbox is the better choice.
            http://www.gofuckyourself.com/showthread.php?p=6579967
            http://www.gofuckyourself.com/showthread.php?t=764648

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            • ServerGenius
              Confirmed User
              • Feb 2002
              • 9377

              #7
              Originally posted by xxxjay
              LOL, isn't Sparta available through TMM?
              It was it isn't anymore.....they've stopped supporting it long time ago
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              • xxxjay
                Tube groupie.
                • Aug 2002
                • 13482

                #8
                Originally posted by ServerGenius
                It was it isn't anymore.....they've stopped supporting it long time ago
                Yeah, I remember waiting forever for them to finish it and they flaked. Now Stongbox seems like it's "too stong" and is keeping people out that should be in.
                http://donttellmehowtoruinmylife.com/ - http://www.jmdigitalmarketing.com/my...s-and-reviews/ - http://www.wouldyouhitit.org - http://shinyobjectreviews.com/

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                • ServerGenius
                  Confirmed User
                  • Feb 2002
                  • 9377

                  #9
                  Originally posted by xxxjay
                  Yeah, I remember waiting forever for them to finish it and they flaked. Now Stongbox seems like it's "too stong" and is keeping people out that should be in.
                  check out http://www.phantomfrog.com/
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                  • tornell
                    Confirmed User
                    • Nov 2002
                    • 4231

                    #10
                    sparta
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                    • johannes
                      Confirmed User
                      • Jul 2003
                      • 856

                      #11
                      voted for sparta - but its not supported anymore

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                      • Brad Mitchell
                        Confirmed User
                        • Nov 2001
                        • 9813

                        #12
                        ProxyPass, the third option.

                        Brad
                        President at MojoHost | brad at mojohost dot com | Skype MojoHostBrad
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                        • justsexxx
                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                          • Aug 2001
                          • 13723

                          #13
                          Not sure where you're hosted, but many hosting providers have pretty good software too...
                          Questions?

                          ICQ: 125184542

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                          • quantum-x
                            Confirmed User
                            • Feb 2002
                            • 6863

                            #14
                            I like sparta lots, and I even use it, but I wouldn't recommend it.

                            It has a metric truckload of bugs - ie, log into a sparta proctected site, copy paste the URL to a buddy - and he'll have full access to the site too.

                            But - it integrates into NATS and CARMA really well, so there's the catch 22.
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                            • Catalyst
                              Confirmed User
                              • Jun 2003
                              • 3243

                              #15
                              I know proxypass is what I use.. and love it..

                              also rico sites are using proxypass

                              Originally posted by Brad Mitchell
                              ProxyPass, the third option.

                              Brad

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                              • GrouchyAdmin
                                Now choke yourself!
                                • Apr 2006
                                • 12085

                                #16
                                Originally posted by xxxjay
                                LOL, isn't Sparta available through TMM?
                                Not since at least March.

                                Originally posted by quantum-x
                                It has a metric truckload of bugs - ie, log into a sparta proctected site, copy paste the URL to a buddy - and he'll have full access to the site too
                                There's something wrong with your memcache, then. It uses the username/IP hash. A different IP will 'bust' this if you've got your memcache setup properly.

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                                • cranki
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Feb 2005
                                  • 5162

                                  #17

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                                  • Shagbunny
                                    Confirmed User
                                    • Oct 2007
                                    • 3028

                                    #18
                                    I only vote for Sparta because I recently named my kitten that :P

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                                    • mikesouth
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Jun 2003
                                      • 6334

                                      #19
                                      I use strongbox and it has served me very well.

                                      and NOBODY has better customer service...it seems like someone is there day or night to help within an hour or so...even when I moved servers and strongboxwas having issues....Ray logged in and fixed it no charge

                                      Kudos to him for that he has a customer for life

                                      If only CCBill were as responsive
                                      Mike South

                                      It's No wonder I took up drugs and alcohol, it's the only way I could dumb myself down enough to cope with the morons in this biz.

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                                      • raymor
                                        Confirmed User
                                        • Oct 2002
                                        • 3745

                                        #20
                                        It's our understanding that Sparta is no longer available, and TMM, who used to make Sparta, is now recommending Strongbox.
                                        For historical display only. This information is not current:
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                                        • D
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Jan 2006
                                          • 7412

                                          #21
                                          Never used Sparta.

                                          I'd take Strongbox to the bank, though.

                                          In our time using the program, very few problems using it... and any time we had any question, Ray was there.
                                          -D.
                                          ICQ: 202-96-31

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                                          • Klen
                                            • Aug 2006
                                            • 32234

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by cranki
                                            Btw this is not about SPARTA.

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                                            • quantum-x
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Feb 2002
                                              • 6863

                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by GrouchyAdmin
                                              Not since at least March.



                                              There's something wrong with your memcache, then. It uses the username/IP hash. A different IP will 'bust' this if you've got your memcache setup properly.
                                              No it won't. Sessions will still be shared. The old session will be trunc'd, but the new one will be fine. Trust me on this before you argue with me, I have been through this at great, great length with Mike and Fabien.
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                                              • xxxjay
                                                Tube groupie.
                                                • Aug 2002
                                                • 13482

                                                #24
                                                OK, so stongbox seems to be the program of choice...how about limitations when used across a ton of servers?
                                                http://donttellmehowtoruinmylife.com/ - http://www.jmdigitalmarketing.com/my...s-and-reviews/ - http://www.wouldyouhitit.org - http://shinyobjectreviews.com/

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                                                • bDok
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • Feb 2005
                                                  • 1917

                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by xxxjay
                                                  OK, so stongbox seems to be the program of choice...how about limitations when used across a ton of servers?
                                                  Will do fine when used across a ton of servers I would imagine. Currently I haven't taken it to the next level with the use of mysql databases to manage members and certain access levels. Password files are being shared as well as keys for certain sites are being used as well as being handed off to other sites, etc. and everything works perfectly. The questions I've had have all been solved right away with one call to ray.
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                                                  • GrouchyAdmin
                                                    Now choke yourself!
                                                    • Apr 2006
                                                    • 12085

                                                    #26
                                                    Originally posted by quantum-x
                                                    No it won't. Sessions will still be shared. The old session will be trunc'd, but the new one will be fine. Trust me on this before you argue with me, I have been through this at great, great length with Mike and Fabien.
                                                    Are you using a single memcache for all of your sites? I saw that happen, too. I bound different daemons for different sites across a shared back end interface with a /32 bound for each one. I also used an incredibly ugly hack to test the browser's session vars and forward based upon proper auth. It was ugly as hell, but it worked for me. I think I had the very-last-sparta install, too, so there may have been some minor bugfixes.

                                                    Originally posted by xxxjay
                                                    OK, so stongbox seems to be the program of choice...how about limitations when used across a ton of servers?
                                                    It all depends on how you have it setup. Unless you use the Apache module version, it's going to be a bit slower. Add MySQL over a public interface, and it's slower, still.

                                                    Anything will work if it's put together properly - but that's rarely how this industry works.

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                                                    • gmr324
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • Aug 2006
                                                      • 1199

                                                      #27
                                                      Third Choice = PhantomFrog

                                                      Jay,

                                                      There is a third choice you should be aware of
                                                      and you can test drive it to evaluate the system
                                                      first-hand and its integrated with NATS!

                                                      I represent a password protection system called
                                                      Phantom Frog that is setting a new standard for
                                                      password security. Our product uses Geo-IP tracking
                                                      technology which will not even allow 2 people to
                                                      share the same password let alone a whole trading
                                                      forum with hundreds of leechers!

                                                      Our Hi-Resolution Geo-IP Tracking offers the most
                                                      accurate password abuse detection available anywhere.
                                                      It tracks all visits to the members area of a site
                                                      down to the city level. Furthermore, it takes
                                                      latitudal and longitudal data into consideration.
                                                      Therefore, Frog detects the fact that the same
                                                      password was used in L.A. and NYC. We pinpoint the
                                                      abuse instantly, allowing for the possibility of
                                                      legitimate travel. That level of city resolution is
                                                      unique to Phantom Frog.

                                                      Our system is based upon the premise of providing
                                                      24/7 uninterrupted access to the legitimate members
                                                      while blocking out the leechers. This is accomplished
                                                      automatically through our Automated Member Support
                                                      (AMS) feature. When password abuse is detected, the
                                                      password is changed. The next time the valid member
                                                      trys to login, Frog uses their email address to
                                                      validate their identity and issues them a new password
                                                      directly via email. This strategy breaks the cycle of
                                                      password abuse and frees up the webmasters to do more
                                                      important work.

                                                      Our product is integrated with CCBill, NetBilling,
                                                      Paycom, NATS, MPA3, Verotel, 2000Charge, SegPay, Jettis,
                                                      and 365Billing. Phantom Frog has a simple FREE Trial
                                                      Version which installs by adding one html tag or we
                                                      can handle the installation completely for you for.
                                                      In fact, we recommend that you leave ProxyPass or
                                                      Pennywize activated during our Trial to witness
                                                      first-hand all the abuse being missed by them!

                                                      Most of customers were motivated to purchase our
                                                      password protection only 3 days after installing the
                                                      Free Trial! We also offer Automated Member Support,
                                                      Brute Force Attack Protection, and Bandwidth Abuse
                                                      Protection.

                                                      Phantom Frog has stellar webmaster testimonials which
                                                      are listed on our site. A high percentage of our clients
                                                      are ex-ProxyPass/Pennywize clients. A casual scan of
                                                      our webmaster testimonials page will reveal how unaware
                                                      they were of the password abuse which was being allowed
                                                      and overlooked by their current protection system.

                                                      Our system works just fine across many servers and we
                                                      have clients with over 30,000 members.

                                                      Please feel free to contact me with any questions or feedback.

                                                      Visit out site to learn more: http://www.PhantomFrog.com/g

                                                      Visit this link to try our FREE demo: http://phantomfrog.com/g?ft=1

                                                      Thanks

                                                      George
                                                      Last edited by gmr324; 11-19-2007, 03:18 PM.

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                                                      • Jamie
                                                        Confirmed User
                                                        • Apr 2001
                                                        • 2517

                                                        #28
                                                        Originally posted by Brad Mitchell
                                                        ProxyPass, the third option.

                                                        Brad
                                                        It would be nice if they would udate their website, haven't done much since 2005. Hard to trust a company if they don't update.
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                                                        • munki
                                                          Do Fun Shit.
                                                          • Dec 2004
                                                          • 13393

                                                          #29
                                                          Originally posted by gmr324
                                                          Jay,

                                                          There is a third choice you should be aware of
                                                          and you can test drive it to evaluate the system
                                                          first-hand and its integrated with NATS!

                                                          I represent a password protection system called
                                                          Phantom Frog that is setting a new standard for
                                                          password security. Our product uses Geo-IP tracking
                                                          technology which will not even allow 2 people to
                                                          share the same password let alone a whole trading
                                                          forum with hundreds of leechers!

                                                          Our Hi-Resolution Geo-IP Tracking offers the most
                                                          accurate password abuse detection available anywhere.
                                                          It tracks all visits to the members area of a site
                                                          down to the city level. Furthermore, it takes
                                                          latitudal and longitudal data into consideration.
                                                          Therefore, Frog detects the fact that the same
                                                          password was used in L.A. and NYC. We pinpoint the
                                                          abuse instantly, allowing for the possibility of
                                                          legitimate travel. That level of city resolution is
                                                          unique to Phantom Frog.

                                                          Our system is based upon the premise of providing
                                                          24/7 uninterrupted access to the legitimate members
                                                          while blocking out the leechers. This is accomplished
                                                          automatically through our Automated Member Support
                                                          (AMS) feature. When password abuse is detected, the
                                                          password is changed. The next time the valid member
                                                          trys to login, Frog uses their email address to
                                                          validate their identity and issues them a new password
                                                          directly via email. This strategy breaks the cycle of
                                                          password abuse and frees up the webmasters to do more
                                                          important work.

                                                          Our product is integrated with CCBill, NetBilling,
                                                          Paycom, NATS, MPA3, Verotel, 2000Charge, SegPay, Jettis,
                                                          and 365Billing. Phantom Frog has a simple FREE Trial
                                                          Version which installs by adding one html tag or we
                                                          can handle the installation completely for you for.
                                                          In fact, we recommend that you leave ProxyPass or
                                                          Pennywize activated during our Trial to witness
                                                          first-hand all the abuse being missed by them!

                                                          Most of customers were motivated to purchase our
                                                          password protection only 3 days after installing the
                                                          Free Trial! We also offer Automated Member Support,
                                                          Brute Force Attack Protection, and Bandwidth Abuse
                                                          Protection.

                                                          Phantom Frog has stellar webmaster testimonials which
                                                          are listed on our site. A high percentage of our clients
                                                          are ex-ProxyPass/Pennywize clients. A casual scan of
                                                          our webmaster testimonials page will reveal how unaware
                                                          they were of the password abuse which was being allowed
                                                          and overlooked by their current protection system.

                                                          Our system works just fine across many servers and we
                                                          have clients with over 30,000 members.

                                                          Please feel free to contact me with any questions or feedback.

                                                          Visit out site to learn more: http://www.PhantomFrog.com/g

                                                          Visit this link to try our FREE demo: http://phantomfrog.com/g?ft=1

                                                          Thanks

                                                          George
                                                          Interesante...

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                                                          • AcidMax
                                                            Confirmed User
                                                            • May 2002
                                                            • 1827

                                                            #30
                                                            Originally posted by Jamie
                                                            It would be nice if they would udate their website, haven't done much since 2005. Hard to trust a company if they don't update.
                                                            Look at half the crappy porn sites out there.

                                                            Terry and the guys at ProxyPass are top-notch. I suggest giving them a try, whenever we have had an issue, a suggestion etc., Terry was always there and able to help out quickly. We have had great success with them with our setup.
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                                                            • Iron Fist
                                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                              • Dec 2006
                                                              • 23400

                                                              #31
                                                              Originally posted by cranki
                                                              Phew! Glad we got that one out of the way....
                                                              i like waffles

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                                                              • webgurl
                                                                Confirmed User
                                                                • Aug 2002
                                                                • 7954

                                                                #32
                                                                I have used strongbox and proxypass
                                                                Currently Proxypass seems ok , however we
                                                                did have some issues and still found some of our stuff
                                                                on password trading sites

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                                                                • TMM_John
                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                  • May 2004
                                                                  • 6664

                                                                  #33
                                                                  SPARTA was discontinued a while ago. It basically left TMM with Fabian.

                                                                  We highly recommend strongbox. Ray is a great guy to deal with.


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                                                                  • NemesisEnforcer
                                                                    Confirmed User
                                                                    • Aug 2003
                                                                    • 2122

                                                                    #34
                                                                    Originally posted by webgurl
                                                                    I have used strongbox and proxypass
                                                                    Currently Proxypass seems ok , however we
                                                                    did have some issues and still found some of our stuff
                                                                    on password trading sites
                                                                    Don't use the default parameters. Contact ProxyPass and they will assist you with this.
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                                                                    • xxxjay
                                                                      Tube groupie.
                                                                      • Aug 2002
                                                                      • 13482

                                                                      #35
                                                                      Originally posted by PBucksJohn
                                                                      SPARTA was discontinued a while ago. It basically left TMM with Fabian.

                                                                      We highly recommend strongbox. Ray is a great guy to deal with.
                                                                      Ray has been really cool with us. Everybody says great things about it, but somewhere between NATS, our server clusters, and Strongbox there are a number of bugs and exploits that are super hard to pin down.
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                                                                      • The Ghost
                                                                        IslandDollars.com
                                                                        • Oct 2004
                                                                        • 12188

                                                                        #36
                                                                        Have had great experiences with Sparta, but as everyone else has already said it's been discontinued.
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                                                                        • Shoehorn!
                                                                          Die With Your Boots On
                                                                          • Oct 2003
                                                                          • 22872

                                                                          #37
                                                                          Another vote for Strongbox right here.

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                                                                          • HS-Trixxxia
                                                                            Confirmed User
                                                                            • Mar 2002
                                                                            • 2946

                                                                            #38
                                                                            Strongbox 2x for me - MassiveDollars and my husband's paysite.

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                                                                            COO - MassiveDollars
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                                                                            • Finike
                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                              • Mar 2005
                                                                              • 1581

                                                                              #39
                                                                              I am using Strongbox on 2 sites and I am happy with the program and the customer service. There are no complaints from my members, only from password thieves
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                                                                              • quantum-x
                                                                                Confirmed User
                                                                                • Feb 2002
                                                                                • 6863

                                                                                #40
                                                                                Originally posted by gmr324
                                                                                Jay,

                                                                                There is a third choice you should be aware of
                                                                                and you can test drive it to evaluate the system
                                                                                first-hand and its integrated with NATS!

                                                                                I represent a password protection system called
                                                                                Phantom Frog that is setting a new standard for
                                                                                password security. Our product uses Geo-IP tracking
                                                                                technology which will not even allow 2 people to
                                                                                share the same password let alone a whole trading
                                                                                forum with hundreds of leechers!

                                                                                Our Hi-Resolution Geo-IP Tracking offers the most
                                                                                accurate password abuse detection available anywhere.
                                                                                It tracks all visits to the members area of a site
                                                                                down to the city level. Furthermore, it takes
                                                                                latitudal and longitudal data into consideration.
                                                                                Therefore, Frog detects the fact that the same
                                                                                password was used in L.A. and NYC. We pinpoint the
                                                                                abuse instantly, allowing for the possibility of
                                                                                legitimate travel. That level of city resolution is
                                                                                unique to Phantom Frog.

                                                                                Our system is based upon the premise of providing
                                                                                24/7 uninterrupted access to the legitimate members
                                                                                while blocking out the leechers. This is accomplished
                                                                                automatically through our Automated Member Support
                                                                                (AMS) feature. When password abuse is detected, the
                                                                                password is changed. The next time the valid member
                                                                                trys to login, Frog uses their email address to
                                                                                validate their identity and issues them a new password
                                                                                directly via email. This strategy breaks the cycle of
                                                                                password abuse and frees up the webmasters to do more
                                                                                important work.

                                                                                Our product is integrated with CCBill, NetBilling,
                                                                                Paycom, NATS, MPA3, Verotel, 2000Charge, SegPay, Jettis,
                                                                                and 365Billing. Phantom Frog has a simple FREE Trial
                                                                                Version which installs by adding one html tag or we
                                                                                can handle the installation completely for you for.
                                                                                In fact, we recommend that you leave ProxyPass or
                                                                                Pennywize activated during our Trial to witness
                                                                                first-hand all the abuse being missed by them!

                                                                                Most of customers were motivated to purchase our
                                                                                password protection only 3 days after installing the
                                                                                Free Trial! We also offer Automated Member Support,
                                                                                Brute Force Attack Protection, and Bandwidth Abuse
                                                                                Protection.

                                                                                Phantom Frog has stellar webmaster testimonials which
                                                                                are listed on our site. A high percentage of our clients
                                                                                are ex-ProxyPass/Pennywize clients. A casual scan of
                                                                                our webmaster testimonials page will reveal how unaware
                                                                                they were of the password abuse which was being allowed
                                                                                and overlooked by their current protection system.

                                                                                Our system works just fine across many servers and we
                                                                                have clients with over 30,000 members.

                                                                                Please feel free to contact me with any questions or feedback.

                                                                                Visit out site to learn more: http://www.PhantomFrog.com/g

                                                                                Visit this link to try our FREE demo: http://phantomfrog.com/g?ft=1

                                                                                Thanks

                                                                                George
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                                                                                • Brad Mitchell
                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                  • Nov 2001
                                                                                  • 9813

                                                                                  #41
                                                                                  Speaking to our own experience here.. it would be easier and cheaper to pay one-off fees for a script (StrongBox) rather than $45/month eternally (ProxyPass). It's no wonder why so many use other products, absolutely everything else is cheaper.

                                                                                  Please consider that my post here is meant to be informative only, not at all to be a specific indictment of StrongBox or any other product on the market. Everything available in the marketplace works to an extent and I am certain has a long list of loyal, happy customers. I still feel inclined to share my own experience because with so many customers I think that there is some value in doing so for someone out there trying to make a decision.

                                                                                  We have dozens of clients using ProxyPass and as far as I can remember we've never had one of them decide to stop using it in favor of a competing product. We have, however, had a fair share of clients make the switch from every competing product available in the marketplace over to ProxyPass.

                                                                                  And please let's not turn this into a bashing thread, I'd really like to hear the views of anyone that has moved from ProxyPass to something else with better technical results that they can explain to an educated audience. If something out there has improved over time, I'd like to know about it. At the end of the day all we want is what is best for our clients. I've got absolutely no financial motivation to like anything but the best product on the market as we end up picking up the cost for all larger clients and on smaller clients it's merely a pass-through on the monthly subscription fee.

                                                                                  I'm simply saying that when I am asked what product I am ultimately going to warranty as a fully managed host - what product in the marketplace that I'll put my own reputation behind - it has been and for the forseeable future will continue to be ProxyPass. It's not the cheapest but based upon our own experience it's the only product that we absolutely have the experience of always being able to rely on.

                                                                                  I take the extent of our managed hosting so very seriously that when I say we warranty the outcome it means that if there is ever a malfunction with ProxyPass we don't bill the clients for their overage - thats our level of confidence in the product. I guess show me another host or competing password product that's going to warranty no bandwidth overage due to password sharing? Remember, I'm not even making money reselling ProxyPass to my clients.

                                                                                  I believe that it is very worth mentioning that we get consistent and available support from ProxyPass and that has *always* been the case. Also, that ProxyPass scales incredibly well across large complex setups.



                                                                                  Brad
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                                                                                  • Far-L
                                                                                    Confirmed User
                                                                                    • Feb 2002
                                                                                    • 6065

                                                                                    #42
                                                                                    Warning: This thread has been deemed too business-like and useful and may lead to more professional conduct... an absence of drama may cause some GFY users to experience minor discomfort and breathing pains which should pass quickly when one returns to the regularly scheduled postgramming. If all else fails search out an AFF/Zango or Pimpdogg hater thread immediately and consult with a physician.
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                                                                                    • Brad Mitchell
                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                      • Nov 2001
                                                                                      • 9813

                                                                                      #43
                                                                                      Originally posted by Far-L
                                                                                      Warning: This thread has been deemed too business-like and useful and may lead to more professional conduct... an absence of drama may cause some GFY users to experience minor discomfort and breathing pains which should pass quickly when one returns to the regularly scheduled postgramming. If all else fails search out an AFF/Zango or Pimpdogg hater thread immediately and consult with a physician.
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                                                                                      • xxxjay
                                                                                        Tube groupie.
                                                                                        • Aug 2002
                                                                                        • 13482

                                                                                        #44
                                                                                        Originally posted by Brad Mitchell
                                                                                        Speaking to our own experience here.. it would be easier and cheaper to pay one-off fees for a script (StrongBox) rather than $45/month eternally (ProxyPass). It's no wonder why so many use other products, absolutely everything else is cheaper.

                                                                                        Please consider that my post here is meant to be informative only, not at all to be a specific indictment of StrongBox or any other product on the market. Everything available in the marketplace works to an extent and I am certain has a long list of loyal, happy customers. I still feel inclined to share my own experience because with so many customers I think that there is some value in doing so for someone out there trying to make a decision.

                                                                                        We have dozens of clients using ProxyPass and as far as I can remember we've never had one of them decide to stop using it in favor of a competing product. We have, however, had a fair share of clients make the switch from every competing product available in the marketplace over to ProxyPass.

                                                                                        And please let's not turn this into a bashing thread, I'd really like to hear the views of anyone that has moved from ProxyPass to something else with better technical results that they can explain to an educated audience. If something out there has improved over time, I'd like to know about it. At the end of the day all we want is what is best for our clients. I've got absolutely no financial motivation to like anything but the best product on the market as we end up picking up the cost for all larger clients and on smaller clients it's merely a pass-through on the monthly subscription fee.

                                                                                        I'm simply saying that when I am asked what product I am ultimately going to warranty as a fully managed host - what product in the marketplace that I'll put my own reputation behind - it has been and for the forseeable future will continue to be ProxyPass. It's not the cheapest but based upon our own experience it's the only product that we absolutely have the experience of always being able to rely on.

                                                                                        I take the extent of our managed hosting so very seriously that when I say we warranty the outcome it means that if there is ever a malfunction with ProxyPass we don't bill the clients for their overage - thats our level of confidence in the product. I guess show me another host or competing password product that's going to warranty no bandwidth overage due to password sharing? Remember, I'm not even making money reselling ProxyPass to my clients.

                                                                                        I believe that it is very worth mentioning that we get consistent and available support from ProxyPass and that has *always* been the case. Also, that ProxyPass scales incredibly well across large complex setups.



                                                                                        Brad
                                                                                        Wow...nice post.

                                                                                        Thanks man.
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                                                                                        • bizarrejan
                                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                                          • May 2006
                                                                                          • 1487

                                                                                          #45
                                                                                          Originally posted by Brad Mitchell
                                                                                          ProxyPass, the third option.

                                                                                          Brad
                                                                                          Yeah Proxypass, and the support is spot on!

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                                                                                          • ServerGenius
                                                                                            Confirmed User
                                                                                            • Feb 2002
                                                                                            • 9377

                                                                                            #46
                                                                                            There will be an apache module for this really soon.......and it will look at the
                                                                                            initial http-request instead of reading the info from the logfiles when it's already
                                                                                            too late.....this module will also prevent people from using brute password guessing scripts by blocking the ip from connecting to any socket connection at
                                                                                            any port ;-)........a few more days I need to finish this :-)
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                                                                                            • johnuk
                                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                                              • Nov 2002
                                                                                              • 648

                                                                                              #47
                                                                                              Has anyone got a contact for Strongbox? [email protected] is getting bounced back
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                                                                                              • gmr324
                                                                                                Confirmed User
                                                                                                • Aug 2006
                                                                                                • 1199

                                                                                                #48
                                                                                                So AOL users are banned automatically?
                                                                                                Phantom Frog has 15 different parameters that are
                                                                                                mixed, matched and compared to handle dial up IPs.
                                                                                                We have clients that have been with us for four years
                                                                                                and counting and this has never been a problem.

                                                                                                Once again, we intentionally provide a Free Trial that
                                                                                                can co-exist with any current pass protection system
                                                                                                you're using. This way, you can get a true side-by-side
                                                                                                comparison and judge for yourself.

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                                                                                                • Brad Mitchell
                                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                                  • Nov 2001
                                                                                                  • 9813

                                                                                                  #49
                                                                                                  Bump for the day time readers...

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                                                                                                  • raymor
                                                                                                    Confirmed User
                                                                                                    • Oct 2002
                                                                                                    • 3745

                                                                                                    #50
                                                                                                    Originally posted by johnuk
                                                                                                    Has anyone got a contact for Strongbox? [email protected] is getting bounced back
                                                                                                    Strange... we're receiving email from other customers. We can be reached at 979-530-1300 or you can try emailing [email protected].
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