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I'm part of a startup that is all written in ASP.Net MVC and we all really like it. The costs of the licenses were our only initial concern about using it, as they are a bit prohibitive, but it can always be hosted on something like Azure. All our back end systems are written in C# as well. For us, things like the excellent debugging features in VS.Net and the fact that there was a lot more experience with Windows and SQL Server in our team, we decided to keep to our strengths, so as to get going as quickly as possible.

Doesn't seem like front page news. Use key based auth and disable root login. You can also get an ssh client on your iphone if you don't mind keeping your private keys on it, just make sure to use a long password and be prepared to change all your server keys if you lose your phone. I also ban every IP that even tries to login as root.

I'm happy they've finally launched the US version. I've been a subscriber since it launched and had a lot of love for it since. I'm curious to how it compares with the other services users get stateside and looking forward to reading some American reviews..

I emailed a major technology retailer about this when they sent me my password in plaintext. This is the response I got (I pointed out that she made my point for me, but I didn't get another reply)...

Dear XXXXXX

Thank you for your email dated xx/xx/2011. I apologise for the delay in my response.

The only way that people can get your password is to hack into our system or your emails. It has to be sent in plain text for you to know what your password is.

I hope this helps.

Kind Regards

Xxxxx KNOWHOW Customer Support Dixons.co.uk

yeah, they've become really bad. i loved the service but moved to spideroak last week when i read that anyone could access my files with any password, while they fixed a bug. that along with the privacy/encryption stuff convinced me to move. wuala seems to be the most secure service i've seen though.