筍子工作雜記

今天收到 DreamHost 的電子報，其中最另人振奮的消息就是 DreamHost 己經改變他們對於 cpu time 限制的政策
0. Introduction.
1. OMG. Email logins with user@domain.com!
2. No more CPU minute restrictions!
3. Announcement list email double-typing!
4. Bye bye .la for real!
5. DHSOTM

2. No more CPU minute restrictions!

“Crazy overselling!" What’s that all about? Well, if you like to read,

http://blog.dreamhost.com/2006/05/18/the-truth-about-overselling/

will explain it all! And see that little “post-script" at the “bottom"?
Well, we’re sick and tired of people being sick and tired of getting disabled for “cpu minute" overages! ESPECIALLY when we don’t even have any real set “cpu minute" levels for plans, or a tab on our web panel where you can track your usage.

So “guess" what?! We’ve changed our “cpu minute" “policy" “for the better!" We no longer HAVE any limits on “cpu minutes". Maybe it’s just semantics, and maybe it’s just “crazy overselling", but as long as your site or scripts aren’t causing problems with the server, you are IN THE CLEAR!

Let’s say you’re not IN THE CLEAR though.. don’t worry! We’ll work with you! We’re adding a BUNCH of new servers to help “get" the average load per web server down, and we’ll work with high-load people to get their usage down or their butts onto a new server that can handle it. What a sweet web host.. let no one accuse US of “crazy overselling," and we won’t accuse THEM.
如此一來，租用 DreamHost 的用戶才開始感覺到心中的踏實，但也不是說可以隨意使用佔據大量cpu time的程式，如果影響到伺服器的正常運作，還是有可能會被暫時關閉服務，甚至被移到其他主機上。
文中有提到，DreamHost將會在另一台主機上建立供用戶查詢使用狀況的服務，當然也會「協助「高用量的使用者降低他們的使用量，或是將高用量的使用者移到新主機上。