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I believe the act says it has to stay in Canada. Hence the need to get
local or at least Canadian hosting.


On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 9:41 PM, Riley Childs <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> What about another country?
>
> Riley Childs
> Library Director and IT Admin
> Junior
> Charlotte United Christian Academy
> P: 704-497-2086 (Anytime)
> P: 704-537-0331 x101 (M-F 7:30am-3pm ET)
>
> Sent from my iPhone
> Please excuse mistakes
>
> > On Nov 7, 2013, at 9:28 PM, Mark Jordan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > FWIW, in British Columbia, public institutions are prohibited by law
> from hosting any data in the US.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > Ross Singer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > I assume it's not about speed, but about the PATRIOT Act.
> >
> > For example, we don't host any of our customer data in the US (and aren't
> > allowed to).
> >
> > -Ross.
> >
> >
> >> On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 9:17 PM, Riley Childs <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >>
> >> I take that back, did a bit more research, I think there are plenty of
> >> options. But I have to ask, why only in Canada, a transit provider in
> the
> >> us willbe just as fast as in Canada
> >>
> >> Riley Childs
> >> Library Director and IT Admin
> >> Junior
> >> Charlotte United Christian Academy
> >> P: 704-497-2086 (Anytime)
> >> P: 704-537-0331 x101 (M-F 7:30am-3pm ET)
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >> Please excuse mistakes
> >>
> >>> On Nov 7, 2013, at 9:09 PM, Nick Ruest <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Cynthia: If you just need a Canadian server, not a Canadian
> corporation,
> >> check out Site5[1]. Not sure if they are exactly what you are looking
> for,
> >> but they have the standard one-click install ControlPanel stuff. Not
> sure
> >> about the automated backup options you're looking for. I've been using
> them
> >> for a few years, and have zero complaints.
> >>>
> >>> Riley: Really? Why would we be hard pressed to find that in Canada?
> >>>
> >>> -nruest
> >>>
> >>> [1] http://www.site5.com/p/canadian-web-hosting/
> >>>
> >>>> On 13-11-07 08:38 PM, Riley Childs wrote:
> >>>> Why in Canada? You will be hard pressed to find that
> >>>>
> >>>> Riley Childs
> >>>> Library Director and IT Admin
> >>>> Junior
> >>>> Charlotte United Christian Academy
> >>>> P: 704-497-2086 (Anytime)
> >>>> P: 704-537-0331 x101 (M-F 7:30am-3pm ET)
> >>>>
> >>>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>> Please excuse mistakes
> >>>>
> >>>>> On Nov 7, 2013, at 4:48 PM, Cynthia Ng <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thanks Kevin. Servers need to be in Canada, preferably paid in
> >> Canadian but
> >>>>> I don't think that's necessary. I'll looking your recommendation.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 9:48 AM, Kevin Hawkins <
> >>>>> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Does the entity you pay need to be in Canada (that is, accept
> payment
> >> in
> >>>>>> Canadian dollars), or do the servers need to be there?  Or both?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I use http://www.csoft.net/ for my personal hosting.  Their
> business
> >>>>>> office is in Canada, but I'm unclear on where their servers are.
> >> Their
> >>>>>> documentation is written assuming you have strong technical skills,
> >> but
> >>>>>> they respond quickly (and tersely) whenever I've needed help to
> >> address
> >>>>>> gaps in my skills.  They have some specific instructions for
> >> installation
> >>>>>> of WordPress once you've connected to them through SSH:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> http://www.csoft.net/docs/wordpress.html.en
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> They also have documentation in French in case that's helpful.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> --Kevin
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On 2:59 PM, Cynthia Ng wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Hi Everyone,
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Apologies for cross-posting, but code4lib is much more active, and
> >> has
> >>>>>>> more
> >>>>>>> Canadians that I've seen.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I was wondering if anyone had recommendations for a WordPress
> hosting
> >>>>>>> solution? And yes, it needs to be in Canada. I can do most of my
> own
> >>>>>>> dev-type work, so really it just needs to be setup to run WordPress
> >>>>>>> (preferably with 1-click install), and most of all, reliable,
> >> hopefully
> >>>>>>> with good customer service for when we need to contact the company.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Okay, also preferable is that they do daily backups for us and has
> >>>>>>> excellent security (considering it's WordPress).
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Too many hosting solutions include email and a bunch of other
> stuff,
> >> and I
> >>>>>>> need it only for WordPress and nothing else.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> A name, plus at least 1-2 reasons on the recommendation would be
> >> great!
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Thanks in advance,
> >>>>>>> Cynthia
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> -nruest
> >>
>