Frequently Asked Questions
The following questions we get time and time again were all extracted from e-mails I've received over the years. These questions were all common enough that I put them in this FAQ.
Q. What is InetDaemon.Com?
A. InetDaemon.Com is a personal website which provides free training on various technical topics. Because the site is free, and it is not a business, I make no money. Because I make no money, I have no money to spend.
Q. Are you a company?
A. No. This is a personal website. I registered "InetDaemon.Com" in the .com space because I didn't have to meet any requirements to register the domain. The domains .net, .org and .edu all had restrictions at the time I registered InetDaemon.com, which was a long, long time ago in Internet terms (1997).
Q. Do you make any money from InetDaemon.Com?
A. Nope. Actually, I pay all the expenses for running this website out of my own pocket, so I lose money. I have to work a regular job to pay for this site. I have to go with el-cheapo hosting in order to afford to keep it up and running. If you're a kick-butt hosting provider, equipment manufacturer or ISP and you would like to donate your services, please contact me.
Q. But you take donations. You gotta be rich!
A. Total donations over the last 12 years: $135.00
I pay more than that in one year of webhosting costs, never mind my time, or the web development software I buy. I really, really appreciate the support of those who donated ($50 of that was actually from one person!). I wish I could make a living at this but very few people donate (less than 1 in a million).
Q. Are you hiring?
A. We are not a company, this is a personal website. There are NO JOBS AVAILABLE.
Q. Does InetDaemon.Com accept advertising?
A. Not at present. I would be happy to place advertising for companies providing me with free services. Otherwise, no. Since I can't control the content coming through most ad-streams, I won't accept advertising from the advertisers.
Q. Does InetDaemon.Com need website language translation services?
A. No. I work a full-time day job helping Fortune 500 companies manage their networks. That job pays for my lifestyle and the operation of this website. Even if I was interested, I can't afford them.
Q. Does InetDaemon.Com need search engine placement services?
A. No. I get 12 million hits per year and I have more than 700,000 regular readers, at last count (4Q 2007). I work a day job to pay for my lifestyle and this website. Even if I was interested, I can't afford it.
Q. Is the InetDaemon.Com name available for sale?
A. No.
Q. There's a lot of broken links. Why don't you fix them?
A. Actually, I do fix them. I really appreciate the feedback and help from my readers when they spot a broken link and I correct anything they bring to my attention. Links simply rot faster than I can get them fixed. InetDaemon.Com has been online for 12 years, which is more than most sites can say. There are over 800 pages of HTML in this site, nevermind the images, style sheets, include files, CGI scripts etc. That's enough work to keep someone busy full time maintaining them. I have a full-time day job as a consultant, I have a household to run and a family to take care of. I work on this site in my spare time, which I don't have a lot of. If I had the choice and could make a living at it, I'd work on this site, but since very few people donate, I have to go to work every day.
Now, if everyone who came to my site donated as little as $1 every year, I could quit my job and work on this site full time.
Q. Page "X" is out of date.
A. I really appreciate the help I get from my readers and I correct whatever they point out. See my previous answer regarding broken links. The page was as accurate as I could make it given the time available when I wrote it. I work full time at my day job and work on this site in my spare time. I do my best, but my time is limited.
Q. You don't get enough donations to pay to operate your site. You pay ten times what you receive in donations to your hosting provider. You spend hours working on this site for absolutely no monetary benefit. People flame you and call you an idiot when they find spelling errors, typos and broken links, yet you're still working on this site after 12 years? WHY?!?
A. Because every once in a while, I help someone and that is worth it.