Linux Hosting Reseller

Email Only Accounts
Create an unlimited number of web parking or domain forwarding accounts. We can provide your clients with POP, IMAP and SMTP services for your clients. We also provide webmail facilities for email away from the office.

1. Reseller Subscription

Choose either our monthly, quarterly or annual subscription charge. This allows you access to the reseller platform which includes Linux & Email hosting, xDSL broadband, SMS and Fax facilities for resale.

2. Unlimited Hosting Accounts

The monthly subscription charge covers you for the costs associated with setting up as many hosting accounts as you like. Additional charges apply to optional extras such as spam filtering, professional SSL certificates and any wholesale broadband subscriptions you setup. As a reseller you can set the prices for the services you sell, we don't dictate what these should be.

THIS IS NOT DESIGNED FOR RESELLERS WANTING REFERRAL COMMISSIONS. WE DO NOT BILL OR SUPPORT YOUR CLIENTS DIRECTLY.

3. Invoices & Support

It is your responsibility to bill your customers and provide first level support. Our control panel has been designed to provide you with the tools and diagnostics that you will need. ICUK is available to you on the phone and via email for further assistance with faults and for advice.

SSH

Secure Shell (SSH) is a network protocol, like FTP, that allows data to be exchanged between two computers. Unlike FTP, all data transmitted during an SSH session is encrypted, ensuring that any sensitive information such as passwords are hidden.

Enabling SSH access on an account provides the ability to administer it remotely, by logging directly into the server it is hosted on. This allows you to browse the account's webspace, edit files and execute powerful tools or scripts, including the MySQL command line SQL shell.

There are many free SSH clients available for Windows, including the popular PuTTY client, and the OpenSSH client is usually installed by default on Mac OS X and Linux.

PLEASE NOTE THAT SSH IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE ON THE LINUX PLATFORM AS PART OF THE ENTERPRISE RESELLER, NOT THE LINUX ONLY RESELLER.

Cron Jobs

Short for 'chronograph', cron is a time scheduling service on UNIX operating systems used to periodically execute commands. Once installed on an account, it is possible to schedule the execution of scripts within an account's webspace at various points throughout the day, month or year. Common website tasks that benefit from time scheduled execution include the expiration of data, sending of emails on specific dates, billing purposes, clearing out log files or caches and generating reports.

IP Restricted Directories

Restrict directory access to specific hosts or IP addresses, without needing to manually create .htaccess rules.

Password Protected Folders

For each account you can setup as many password protected folders as required. This allows you to store data and restricting access to only those who should be able to see it.

Reset File Permissions

Reset file permissions throughout an account to the default secure settings with a click of a button.

FrontPage 2002 Extensions

FrontPage extensions allow you to use the publication feature and dynamic page elements available in Microsoft's FrontPage software. You should only install the server extensions if you intend to use Microsoft's FrontPage software to create and upload your web site. There are no additional charges associated with installed FrontPage on Linux accounts.

Additional FTP Logins

When you create a hosting account the username and password picked can allow you instant access to the account via FTP. Our control panel allows you to setup additional FTP Logins on a per account basis, allowing customers and web site users to access and upload files directly by FTP within a web site itself. Our control panel allows you to specify an 'FTP Login' quota as well as the read or read-write permission on each login.

Graphical Website Statistics

View both real-time and historical information about the visitors to your web site. You can both view detailed Webalizer graphical statistics through our control panel. These are provided as a free option on all accounts.

Stats Only Control Panel

Should you prefer not to provide customers with a control panel, but would still like to grant them access their website statistics, a separate "stats.yourdomain.co.uk" interface can be provided to your clients at no additional charge.

Raw Log Files

Allow customers to download their own raw log files via FTP for free. This can prove of high value to customers who require to know more about their visitors than provided in the graphics statistics section. There are no extra costs associated with our raw log files.

Error Logs

View a log of any errors generated by your website or scripts. This is ideal for spotting problems before your customers do.

Custom Error Pages

When a request is made for a file on your site that is no longer available visitors will be displayed with a standard uninformative page. The customer error pages allow you to present something more informative and in the style of your website allowing you to increase the chances of retention to your site.

Shared & Professional SSL

Ensure that your customers' data is protected with 128bit encryption to minimise risk to them, and maximise your sales. Shared SSL is provided on an anonymous domain of https://www.securedweb.co.uk/username/.

Alternatively opt for a professional SSL certificate of your own based on your domain name. A static IP address with its own secure server is configured for your site and a 128bit SSL certificate registered for your organisation and installed upon it. Your customers see your organisation's details as the verified site owner when viewing the SSL properties in their browser providing your customers with the ultimate in security and verification.

Website Backup

Resellers and clients now have the ability to easily backup and store locally a full copy of all website files and MySQL databases via the control panel. Simply click on the backup button associated with a website, and a zipped download is presented for easy storage on your machine. This is supplied in addition to our own nightly off-site backups.

XML API

Our unique hosting and xDSL XML API (Application Programming Interface) provides our resellers an easy and highly powerful way of interfacing with our servers. The possibilities are endless allowing you, but not limited to, interacting with every aspect of our platform through your own control panels, desktop applications or scripts.

Unlimited Addresses

We don't place any restrictions on the number of email mailboxes, forwards, group addresses, or auto-responders that you can setup. Each hosting account you setup can have it's own quota, or just leave it set to unlimited. Catch all-settings are also available as standard, although to help prevent the level of spam you receive we recommend setting up multiple mailboxes and mail forwarders instead.

POP3 Mailbox Access

Using any standard POP3 compatible mail applications, such as Microsoft Outlook, The Bat! or Ameol, you can send, receive and filter mail locally. You do not need to be connected to any of our connectivity options in order to access our mail services. There are no restrictions or additional costs associated with POP3 mail access.

IMAP Mailbox Access

IMAP is a method of accessing email messages that are kept on a mail server and accessed as if they were local. Email stored on an IMAP server can be manipulated from a desktop computer at home, a workstation at the office, and a notebook computer whilst traveling, without the need to transfer messages or files back and forth between each computer.

Each IMAP mailbox has a maximum storage size of 1GB. Additional do apply for each IMAP mailbox setup, although 14 day free trials are provided as standard for each mailbox setup. Should you wish to an IMAP mailbox can be downgraded to a POP account without losing your email.

SMTP Outbound Email

Authenticated outbound SMTP is provided as standard. In order to use it a user must authenticate a mailbox username and password. This will allow you to send email regardless of your location or ISP.

Auto-Responders

Set up an immediate response to any incoming mail arriving at your POP3 inbox. You can create an unlimited number of auto-responders per account.

Group Addresses

A Group Address provides the facility of one mail address having multiple recipients. Ideal for a sales team where mail is to be routed to more than one people. You an route to a POP3 mailbox or an external recipient and an unlimited number can be created through the control panel.

Webmail

Using the powerful SquirrelMail webmail engine, you can read your mail from any browser application in the world. Ideal if you or any of your clients travel on a constant basis and require immediate and fast access to your email. This includes address book and calendar features, and is branded in a generic colour scheme. Click here for further details.

Spam + Virus Filtering

Using a custom built spam filter unique to ICUK, our spam filtering services allows you to configure every aspect of which messages are considered spam. SPAM filtering is available on a per account basis at £20.00 per annum, with a 14 day free trial. Click here for further details.

MySQL 5

The MySQL database server is the world's most popular open source database. Over six million installations use MySQL to power high-volume Web sites and other critical business systems including industry-leaders like The Associated Press, Yahoo, NASA, Sabre Holdings and Suzuki. MySQL is an attractive alternative to higher-cost, more complex database technology. Its award-winning speed, scalability and reliability make it the right choice for corporate IT departments, Web developers and packaged software vendors.

Setup and manage an unlimited number of MySQL databases on your reseller hosting account at no extra charge, ready for you to resell to your clients. Each hosting account setup can house upto 10 databases.

Unlimited Disk Space

There is no restriction on the amount of disk space your accounts may use. You can, however, set quotas on your own clients through the control panel and monitor their usage accordingly.

10,000MB Data Transfer Per Month

10,000MB (10GB) of data transfer is available on our Reseller account that can be used for your own account and for your clients. This should be plenty for hundreds of small websites. You can set and monitor the quota of each customer through your control panel for effective resource management.

If you need more bandwidth we recommend you look at the Enterprise reseller with a massive 250GB per month of data transfer. We have resisted offering "unlimited" bandwidth on the shared hosting platform for the simple this can often lead to loosely worded fair usage policies being applied, or at worst uneconomical hosting which can impact on the service you receive from us.

Real-time Service Status

We believe in honesty should any issues affect our service. We allow our resellers to view the current status of all our services in real-time. This is available in your control panel, and those of your clients. Any notes left by engineers will detail the fault and resolution time, and will not make reference to ICUK.

Service Announcements

In the event of problems developing on any of our platforms we openly promote these within our service status pages. In addition to this, especially if it is service affecting, we will issue email and SMS text messages to you to ensure you have access to the latest information at your finger tips.

Customer & Renewal Management Facilities

Due to reseller requests we have introduced a feature that gives resellers the ability to hold client details on file. Whether or not it be billing information, or contact details, they can be access easily via the control panel. Once a customer account has been established you can assign hosting plans to this customer. Our systems will remind you, the reseller, when they are due for renewal as well as the price you have agreed.

Personal Name Servers

Personal Name Servers allow you to use your own domain as the name of the DNS name servers on which you host your domain names. Your clients will use and see in the whois output name servers in the format ns1.yourcompanyname.com and ns2.yourcompanyname.com, with their own Static IP Addresses. Personal name servers are supplied as an addition service. By default resellers can utilise our generic ns1 & ns2.interdns.co.uk name servers.

Control Panel

Use our advanced control panel to setup, manage and delete your hosting accounts. You can set their quotas, change their password, install additional features plus manage your domain names held on your account. Our control panels have been designed and developed in-house since 2001 and ensure we develop the features that our resellers and their customers really want.
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Custom Branding & Client Control Panels

Your clients can connect to yourdomain.co.uk for mail, FTP and control panel connections. An example would be control.anydomain.co.uk or mail.anydomain.co.uk - presenting you with a professional and established image for your clients.

Provide access to a control panel on an account by account basis that allows them to configure and manage their own settings, email and web facilities. This is provided free of charge to all of your clients and can be an invaluable selling point especially as you can fully brand them to match your own corporate image.

Our latest 'advanced' control panels allow you to map multiple hosting plans, broadband connections and telecommunication services to the one customer. They can manage all services through a single control panel interface!

The re-branding of these controls is simple and easy to do, either using a number of pre-designed templates, or apply your own html template design, completely free.
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Full Domain Management

Our reseller hosting control panel provides you with full domain management enabling you to register, transfer and configure your domain names at the click of a button. Domain configuration features includes IPS Tag changes, update name servers, update whois, EPP code generation, and domain locking (where applicable).

We can bespoke pricing for resellers especially if you manage over 100 domains. Just contact us to discuss your requirements.

Expert Technical Email & Phone Support

As a reseller of ICUK, you can take advantage of our friendly support team willing to help you with your query and use your reseller account. We can even help with day to day scripting issues, control panel design and effective management of resource consumption. Unlike some of our competitors we provide phone and email support to ensure your urgent requests are treated as such.

UK Data Centers

All our servers and support staff are based in the UK. We operate and place our servers outside of high risked capital locations, whilst connected to Tier 1 high speed networks, ensuring your web sites are always made available to service sensitive clients.

Wholesale ADSL & SDSL Connections

As a Windows Only reseller you have access to the same facilities a broadband only reseller does. This allows you access to our wholesale xDSL broadband pricing presenting you with the opportunity for you to operate as a virtual ISP. You can set your own wholesale prices and support your own clients. Our control panel provides you with all the management and support tools that you may need.
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Outbound SMS Text Messages

Our bulk SMS solutions provide individuals and businesses with a means to not only save money on their SMS text messaging costs, but to provide a more convenient way of communicating with friends or clients. Our current release allows the sending of up to 1500 messages a minute, all through premium routes for the highest level of delivery success worldwide. You can purchase credits from us on a wholesale basis and assign credits to your customers to manage via their control panel. If used correctly SMS can be an extremely powerful marketing and communication tool for businesses.
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Fax to Email / Email to Fax

Our Fax to Email service eliminates the daily hike to the fax machine for all workers. Each worker can have their own individual fax number for faxes to arrive to their desktop, thus eliminating the costs associated with having a fax line including line rental, ink and paper. Your own dedicated number allows you to receive faxes sent to your mail client as a PDF attachment, and to reply sending a fax is as simple as sending an email from anywhere you have an Internet connection.
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Rebrand and Resell Dedicated Servers

Through your reseller control panel you can fully manage dedicated servers. Aspects such as issuing root passwords, remote power cycles, and re-branding of the admin control panel are all provided externally from the server itself via your reseller panel.For more details
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Non-Geographic Numbers (NGN)

A NGN simply points to an underlying local number, but immediately gives you a national look. Using a non-geographic number will give your customers and business contacts seamless access to your company, and removes the need for costly diversion charges and unnecessary stationary reprints. 0845 and 0870 numbers are currently available.

Local Rate Dial-Up Access

Connect to our uncontended network on business class 128K ISDN and 56K Modem for local call rate Internet Access. Accounts setup are automatically provided with access to this facility. We can provide you with your own revenue generating 0844 dial-up number if required.