macromedia flash flash remoting: Does anyone know of a web host that supports Flash Remoting for ASP.NET?

I am having a difficult time finding one to host my web site...

I have the same need. I just wasted an entire week with uvault.com. They claim
to support .NET Remoting, but can't seem to configure their server to support
it in OUR case. As if successful server configuration is a matter of luck.
They spent an entire week fumblng, coming up with bizarre theories and sloppy
workarounds. They found on the fourth day (after blaming Macromedia's sample
code in Introduction to Flash Remoting with .NET for four days) that the
problems was was caused by some other customer's application messing up the
server permissions. No apologies for the lost days, but they said they would
simply move my account to a different hard drive so I could have a standard
..NET/Remoting configuration, like all their other customers. Then they
dropped the case and stopped returning phone calls for two days. The only way I
could get past their automated phone system was to dial in using *67. Now
they're asking me to let them refund my money because Flash Remoting is
'experimental' for them and they can't guarantee it to work for every customer
(???). They probably mean well, but are apparently in over their head. They
even fumbled the ordinary details of starting a new hosting account -- the
welcome email tells you the names of the DNS servers, but not the IP
addresses, for example. I'd give them another year or two before trying them.
My next try will be ViUX hosting. They're the only other .NET/Remoting host
I've found. Would love to hear if anyone has a .NET/Remoting host they can
recommend.

Tom, This is not good news. I am working with uvault.com right now to set up
my .net remoting site. Could you email me directly so I can discuss possible
workaounds with you? Use inquiry03 at codegeek dot net. I changed to
uvault.com after spending a month working with webserve.ca, who also claimed
they could handle FlashRemoting for ASP.NET. Their support people basically had
no clue. In my opinion, they are trying to sell a service for which they have
zero technical expertise or experience. They claimed to be hosting several
sites that used FlashRemoting for ASP.NET, but they would not share with me
what those sites were. I wanted to contact them directly to see what it took to
make it work. Makes me wonder if they really have any such sites working at
all. By the end, they weren't returning my phone calls either. Another host I
have not tried yet, but whom another Flash developer claims to be a 'great web
hosting service with Flash Remoting for .NET' is www.gearhost.com. If anyone
has success with them, or any other FlashRemoting for ASP.NET host, please post
back to this forum with the details. Thank you, Ron Z

Contact these guys:

http://www.opusinteractive.com

This is the ISP unit of my company, and we have a Remoting/.NET set up. They
don't promote it, but they probably would be willing to work something out.

d.

Try GearHost for .Net Remoting. http://www.gearhost.com

Yes but I think if a hosting company has flash remoting pre-licensed on a
shared hosting platform, then it's a good deal cheaper to use in that you
are only paying for hosting not the software.

You're right though, access to a bin directory is all you really need.

Stephen

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Hi
I just about 5 days ago got an account with uvault.com.
I got the email on how to do to point my applications.
I did all, uploaded files via ftp aand then they wanted me to change a line in
a fla file,
open it in macromedia and select simple connect and then write in my rtmp
adress.
My problem was no matter witch flash program I downloaded ( i have macromedia
10) I couldn?t open the fla file to connect!
I then wrote them and asked for help, the sent me a new fla file that was now
prepaird for macromedia.
Still didn?t work.
Anyways my chat that I had uploaded (videochat) was working fine for 5
days...then in friday it was not working anymore!
So I contacted them again through theire helpdesk...and asked them what was
wrong...after som hours I got this answer:

Your account has been temporarily disabled. The server logs had numerous
errors
stating:

Connection rejected by server. Reason : [ Server.Reject ] : (_defaultRoot_,
lovestorm.uvault.com) : Invalid application name ()..

This constant error has disrupted the service of the server. We cannot restart
your account until you have corrected your application. If you require
assistance with your app coding, premium support is available.Your account has
been temporarily disabled. The server logs had numerous errors stating:
Connection rejected by server. Reason : [ Server.Reject ] : (_defaultRoot_,
lovestorm.uvault.com) : Invalid application name ().. This constant error
has disrupted the service of the server. We cannot restart your account until
you have corrected your application. If you require assistance with your app
coding, premium support is available.
I wrote them again:
Dear Sirs
I do not understand what this mean?
We have not done anything to this files, except uploaded them and pointed to
this adress as given from you rtmp://lovestorm.uvault.com/ could it be because
I
have not yet maneged to change the samplefile? (Point your browser to http://
www.uvault.com/support/sample.zip and download
this file. Unzip the file using Win Zip of other Zip tool. Open the
sample.fla file in your Flash MX application. Click on the "simple
connect")
Please we really need your help in this matter since I don?t know so much about

Then I got this answer:
please send your source files to production@uvision.net so that we can correct
them before use. something is not configured properly and is causing severe
issues on the server.

So I sent them the fla file and wrote them again:
I have now sent you the fla file!
I have downloaded another flashplayer and now I can see the sample file, but I
still cant connect...?
The files says simple connection to your vhost 2 seat limit, then under that
there are 2 boxes one with name then a button beside that with loggin then a
new box with a choice of dsl or modem and so on. Under that there is 2 big text
boxes wich has the writing over each one (open) in down in the end of the
textbox is says login and send audio/video...?
So what shall I do here?
I don?t understand why the chat isn?t working now it has been working since we
uploaded the files?
Further more we are an fully operational community, with a lot of members, and
we dont understand how you could shut us down a friday evening, when the net is
full of surfing people?
What is wrong now that wasn?t wrong after we uploaded the files?
And how long will it take now before it?s working so our members can enjoy the
chat again?
Could you bee so kind to ANSWER my questions abowe, before you send me about
the fla file????

Then I got this answer:

Your account was suspended. It was causing errors on the server.
This is a shared server and we can not have customers experiment with
applications that are not stable.
If your application makes the server unstable it affects other customers we
have.
Please read our hosting policy. If you want us to provide you with hosting
services you must comply with this policy.
Please contact our sales department at "sales@uvault.com" for further
assistane.
Sincerely,

Lisa Tu

Now I am really angry and write them again:
I have sent the fla file to production@uvison.net as I was told!
Now you want me to contact sales@uvault.com ?
So all I did before is a waste of time???
So why should I send the fla file from beginning, and write all this
questions, wihtout getting any answers to them,
why couldn?t you tell me this before.
I stand to loose a lot of money for you doing this and the time is ticking.
So if I contact sales this will start my account agin?
What about the fla file you want me to connect 2?
Will you do it from there?
And what about the fact that I paid for your hosting this month?
And how can you say that I have been experimenting, all I did was uploade the
files and then
I contacted you regarding the fla file, that I couldn?t connect!
And you still haven?t answer me correctly about what to do to connect the fla
file!
Please, Rapid answer so I know what to do from here!

Now they don?t answer me anymore, and it says they have support 24/7.
I have been waiting for something to happen since Friday, and my members pays
a fee to use our chat!
Imagine how much I stand to loose here!
I will reclaime my money and find my self another flashcom host!
Thanks
Chebiza

Hi
I just about 5 days ago got an account with uvault.com.
I got the email on how to do to point my applications.
I did all, uploaded files via ftp aand then they wanted me to change a line in
a fla file,
open it in macromedia and select simple connect and then write in my rtmp
adress.
My problem was no matter witch flash program I downloaded ( i have macromedia
10) I couldn?t open the fla file to connect!
I then wrote them and asked for help, the sent me a new fla file that was now
prepaird for macromedia.
Still didn?t work.
Anyways my chat that I had uploaded (videochat) was working fine for 5
days...then in friday it was not working anymore!
So I contacted them again through theire helpdesk...and asked them what was
wrong...after som hours I got this answer:

Your account has been temporarily disabled. The server logs had numerous
errors
stating:

Connection rejected by server. Reason : [ Server.Reject ] : (_defaultRoot_,
lovestorm.uvault.com) : Invalid application name ()..

This constant error has disrupted the service of the server. We cannot restart
your account until you have corrected your application. If you require
assistance with your app coding, premium support is available.Your account has
been temporarily disabled. The server logs had numerous errors stating:
Connection rejected by server. Reason : [ Server.Reject ] : (_defaultRoot_,
lovestorm.uvault.com) : Invalid application name ().. This constant error
has disrupted the service of the server. We cannot restart your account until
you have corrected your application. If you require assistance with your app
coding, premium support is available.
I wrote them again:
Dear Sirs
I do not understand what this mean?
We have not done anything to this files, except uploaded them and pointed to
this adress as given from you rtmp://lovestorm.uvault.com/ could it be because
I
have not yet maneged to change the samplefile? (Point your browser to http://
www.uvault.com/support/sample.zip and download
this file. Unzip the file using Win Zip of other Zip tool. Open the
sample.fla file in your Flash MX application. Click on the "simple
connect")
Please we really need your help in this matter since I don?t know so much about

Then I got this answer:
please send your source files to production@uvision.net so that we can correct
them before use. something is not configured properly and is causing severe
issues on the server.

So I sent them the fla file and wrote them again:
I have now sent you the fla file!
I have downloaded another flashplayer and now I can see the sample file, but I
still cant connect...?
The files says simple connection to your vhost 2 seat limit, then under that
there are 2 boxes one with name then a button beside that with loggin then a
new box with a choice of dsl or modem and so on. Under that there is 2 big text
boxes wich has the writing over each one (open) in down in the end of the
textbox is says login and send audio/video...?
So what shall I do here?
I don?t understand why the chat isn?t working now it has been working since we
uploaded the files?
Further more we are an fully operational community, with a lot of members, and
we dont understand how you could shut us down a friday evening, when the net is
full of surfing people?
What is wrong now that wasn?t wrong after we uploaded the files?
And how long will it take now before it?s working so our members can enjoy the
chat again?
Could you bee so kind to ANSWER my questions abowe, before you send me about
the fla file????

Then I got this answer:

Your account was suspended. It was causing errors on the server.
This is a shared server and we can not have customers experiment with
applications that are not stable.
If your application makes the server unstable it affects other customers we
have.
Please read our hosting policy. If you want us to provide you with hosting
services you must comply with this policy.
Please contact our sales department at "sales@uvault.com" for further
assistane.
Sincerely,

Lisa Tu

Now I am really angry and write them again:
I have sent the fla file to production@uvison.net as I was told!
Now you want me to contact sales@uvault.com ?
So all I did before is a waste of time???
So why should I send the fla file from beginning, and write all this
questions, wihtout getting any answers to them,
why couldn?t you tell me this before.
I stand to loose a lot of money for you doing this and the time is ticking.
So if I contact sales this will start my account agin?
What about the fla file you want me to connect 2?
Will you do it from there?
And what about the fact that I paid for your hosting this month?
And how can you say that I have been experimenting, all I did was uploade the
files and then
I contacted you regarding the fla file, that I couldn?t connect!
And you still haven?t answer me correctly about what to do to connect the fla
file!
Please, Rapid answer so I know what to do from here!

Now they don?t answer me anymore, and it says they have support 24/7.
I have been waiting for something to happen since Friday, and my members pays
a fee to use our chat!
Imagine how much I stand to loose here!
I will reclaime my money and find my self another flashcom host!
Thanks
Chebiza

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I reclaimed my money and then they shut me out of helpdesk...removed my
password
not coming in to helpdesk any more!
They stopped answering my mails and telephonecalls.
Now I write them every five minutes untill they answer me back!
I found some more people having problem with this host!
So...now I wait and see what happenes, but I will not give up to get my money
back,
after all I got only 5 days from them of a whole month!

Chebiza