Being offshore affords you enhanced data privacy and an international presence that your clients will appreciate.

And some of you wonder why I get patronising sometimes!!!!!!


OFF is the opposite of ON.

therefore OFFSHORE means NOT ONSHORE which equals OUTSIDE territorial waters of any particular country that some laws apply to!!!!

..so is there any content that's just universally illegal...or like are there certain parts of the world where it'd be legal to host a human-trafficking, black market, snuff film website?

yes i am aware that literally everyone of those things are undoubtedly illegal everywhere but im just saying...perhaps on a lower scale..like..."the newest leaked album music" for example

They are located outside the country where you stay. You can search for a reliable offshore hosting on the internet. Some of the firms offer excellent solutions at competitive rates.

The only reasons I see for offshore hosting are:

-Your clients and visitors are from an offshore country so you want a server offshore to give them better speeds.
-You have some illegal material you want to house and keep private.
-You want to show off you have an "offshore" anything.

Almost everyone will probably benefit from using a North American host. It is just more reliable i think. I personally wouldn't trust an Indian host with my content at all.

-Your clients and visitors are from an offshore country so you want a server offshore to give them better speeds.

I suppose they just want to protect their own business which is against the local laws. I suppose that is the main idea here.

Hosting which allows stuff that isn't legal..Offshore hosting I think that is the one which is located in not the same area as you are from. So everything depends on your location.

offshore hosting that mean u can host warez as like adult,warez link,nulled script etc.

The term "offshore" indicates a kind of tax avoidance and sketchy business policy. At times, an integral part of the business world is Offshore Web hosting. A perfect example of where it is preferred is North America. As only outside of American soil the issues of privacy and security standards can be delivered, it is thus given preference.

Absolutely NOTHING to do with tax avoidance or "sketchy business policy"

Originally Posted by faithbowen

The term "offshore" indicates a kind of tax avoidance and sketchy business policy. At times, an integral part of the business world is Offshore Web hosting. A perfect example of where it is preferred is North America. As only outside of American soil the issues of privacy and security standards can be delivered, it is thus given preference.

Not quite. What you are trying to define here is the practice by some American business to move offshore. Whereby they set up headquarters and avoid the I.R.S., while they are still close enough to manage their American operations.

Offshore hosting on the other hand is when a person hosts outside of their home country, particularly in a nation with very liberal internet and speech laws. For example Sweden is very liberal and allows various amounts of content on the Internet which other nations do not.

Offshore hosting on the other hand is when a person hosts outside of their home country, particularly in a nation with very liberal internet and speech laws. For example Sweden is very liberal and allows various amounts of content on the Internet which other nations do not.

I think that is classic definition here. In any case I think a lot of people might accept that as something negative.

Originally Posted by chrishirst

OFFSHORE?

Now I wonder? what on earth could offshore mean???

Hosting which allows stuff that isn't legal. So warez linking, torrents etc is allowed on offshore hosting, but isn't on hosting from Hostgator for example

Originally Posted by chrishirst

OFFSHORE?

Now I wonder? what on earth could offshore mean???

Hosting which allows stuff that isn't legal. So warez linking, torrents etc is allowed on offshore hosting, but isn't on hosting from Hostgator for example