Open Door's Four Types of Hosting Services   Open Door offers three accounts using shared Macintosh servers, plus our dedicated Macintosh server account. There's an account that's right for you, whatever your needs. AFN accounts - For AFN service, see our AFN Services page. Basic features of all accounts Hosted on Macintosh Filtered, uninterruptible power 24-hour monitoring Direct high-speed connection to the Internet Drag-and-drop uploading over the Internet Email Additional services Real-time statistics & log files Standard & custom CGIs Secure server access Additional email accounts Domain names for your Web site and email Domain name registration Web page design Development services   Shared Accounts   Basic Account If you're just getting started on the Web and want to minimize your initial expenses, this is the account for you. With a Basic account you can have a presence on the Web without paying for a lot of extras. a URL like http://www.opendoor.com/yourcompanyname/ drag-and-drop AppleShare access to your files over the Internet 3 email accounts 10 MB of disk space for free 50 MB/month of traffic for free Plus Account With the Plus account, you get a fully professional appearance on the Web at minimal cost: your own domain name - your site has a URL like http://www.yourdomainname.com/ drag-and-drop AppleShare access to your files over the Internet real-time access statistics and log files access to standard CGIs - forms processing, counters, server side image maps 10 email accounts 500 MB of disk space for free 1 GB/month of traffic for free Pro Account With the Pro account, you have all the basic services you need to run an online business: your own domain name - your site has a URL like http://www.yourdomainname.com/ additional domain names drag-and-drop AppleShare access to your files over the Internet real-time access statistics and log files access to standard CGIs - form processing, counters, server side image maps access to a secure server 10 email accounts 1 GB of disk space for free 5 GB/month of traffic for free Dedicated "Avatar" Account An Avatar account provides you with your own dedicated Macintosh server. Avatar accounts are for those who need total Web publishing power. Avatar gives you higher performance, more flexibility and complete control over your site, while eliminating the cost and technical problems of setting up a host on your own premises. You maintain your site with Timbuktu and AppleShare over IP. What You Gain: Your own private Macintosh Web server A dedicated high-speed Internet connection Access to our Internet services (mail, DNS, secure server, etc.) The ability to resell space and even provide virtual domains for others Freedom to install your own software (FileMaker, OS X Server, ...) A free copy of Symantec's Norton Internet Security, which helps prevent security attacks on your server What You Eliminate: Security and firewall problems The need for a trained system administrator The high cost of a high bandwidth connection An account with an upstream provider Expensive equipment: router, CSU/DSU Installation of special lines by the telco Dealing with routing, DNS and low-level protocols   Accounts Summary   Basic Plus Pro Avatar Setup Fee $20 $20 $20 $100 Base Monthly Fee $20 $40 $60 $400 Server Type shared shared shared dedicated Domain Name no yes (a) yes (a) yes (a) Base Storage 10 MB 500 MB 1 GB (b) Base Traffic/Month 50 MB 1 GB 5 GB 10 GB Statistics & Log Files no standard format standard format custom format Standard CGIs (c) no yes yes yes Custom CGIs no no no yes Secure Server no no yes yes Email Accounts 3 10 10 (d) AppleShare over IP yes yes yes yes Extra Disk Space (per month) $1 per 10 MB $0.50 per 10 MB $0.50 per 10 MB n/c (c) Extra Traffic (per month) $1 per 10 MB $1 per 10 MB $0.50 per 10 MB $0.20 per 10 MB Additional domain names n/a no yes yes a) Plus one-time registration fee b) limited by the machine's hard drive c) form processing, counters d) unlimited with your own mail server; limited to 10 with Open Door's shared mail server