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Things to check:
- If the following ports are not blocked: 25, 22, 113, 80, whatever else you need.
- Datatransfer must be really 'unmetered' and not a fair use policy of some sort.
- Check your uptime, 99.9% means around 40 minutes of downtime per month.
- What kind of hardware do you have? Is it server hardware? Is it stable?
- What kind of network do you have, is it also stable?
For 1024MB+ servers I would recommend getting a CentOS LAMP setup with DirectAdmin ($15 or so for a license) or just install Webmin/Virtualmin, it's lighter and does not 'surround' your whole OS to turn it into something else than it is (CentOS). Debian linux if you want a smaller memory footprint (it's lighter), or Ubuntu (Debian based but has an easier desktop environment). Lighttpd is also a stable server, which has a smaller memory footprint than Apache. Also, don't host other people, a few complaints and your ISP might shut you down, as they don't expect that.
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