A nice update on what's free online collected by Site Sherpa.

January 22, 2001 2:38 AM

A nice update on what's free online collected by Site Sherpa.
posted by aflakete (7 comments total)

I was surprised at the length of the list, but you have to wonder, how long is that free offer for 300Mb of drive space going to last, or do they suck every bit of personal data they can out of you?

Free doesn't last forever.
posted by mathowie at 2:42 AM on January 22, 2001

Great list, and mighty useful. Only one complaint:
Prominently absent from the "Phone Service" list, the damn-near-indispensable Ureach.

By the way, anyone else notice any glaring exceptions? We could turn this thread into "Free Schwag Central".
posted by Optamystic at 3:53 AM on January 22, 2001

Bleah. They named Books-On-Line as "the best place to find texts." I think they swipe most of their information from The University of Pennsylvania's On-Line Books Page.
posted by Aaaugh! at 5:50 AM on January 22, 2001

There aren't many links there, and they missed the most important categories of all! FREE DOMAIN HOSTING AND EMAIL FORWARDING, NO ADVERTISEMENTS

By the way, if anyone knows of any other company that offers the same, could they let me know? Portland is a bit slow...
posted by jpate at 7:27 AM on January 22, 2001

I've found Doteasy to be a reliable, albeit bare-bones free host. They say they make their money by sending out a daily newsletter, but at this point, it's closer to a monthly newsletter.
posted by Aaaugh! at 11:27 AM on January 22, 2001

I'm thinking they're not going to be around long.
posted by waxpancake at 11:44 AM on January 22, 2001

The best place for online texts is Gnutella.
posted by sonofsamiam at 2:11 PM on January 22, 2001