A rails app I wrote for a client needs a new hosting company.
Currently it's being served by textdrive under the $15 shared hosting
plan.  However, we're running into some problems with the setup and
the client wants us to use a dedicated machine.

- The biggest problem we're experiencing is the production server has
been crashing at least once a week since March.  This is main thing
that's upsetting me and the client.  I'm pretty sure it's not us as
all of our exceptions are being handled.

- The client always intended this application to be run on a dedicate
machine. Currently, the app doesn't have any performance problems and
it's an internal site so it's not going to be slash-dotted anytime
soon.  But still, they want to peace of mind to know that the site has
plenty of room for growth.

- Also, I want to use a mongrel_cluster based deployment.  Textdrive
uses lighttpd, which has been okay.  But I'm more familiar with
mongrel and it seems quite fast for our needs.

- My client also wants this machine to run a few static and PHP driven
sites.  Shouldn't be a problem with apache though.

- The client also wants the machine to run a mail server.  This is
where my experience drops off a bit.  A few people in my company have
suggested I use plesk or some other web-gui tool to configure this.

Given these requirements, can anyone suggest some hosting companies to
investigate?

-- RYAN


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