Can I get shell access?

Lots of hosts are moving away from granting shell access to clients on shared servers. Frankly, you need to convince us you know what you are doing and that you have a thorough understanding of the security issues.

You will need to provide us with your IP address, either static or the c-block for dynamic IPs. Only permitted IPs will be able to log on to the server. If you have a developer working for you, we will need their IP(s). You can specify as many IPs as you need to... but if you are granting shell access to a large number of people, we are going to reconsider granting it. We prefer you be on a dedicated server if you have that many shell users.

Once you get shell access, you may only SSH2 to use it. There is no telnet. Inconvenient? Yes. And necessary in an increasingly hostile hosting environment. You would certainly not be happy if the serve were hacked and down... no matter why it happened... so we take steps to reduce that likelihood.

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