What is the difference between a VPS and shared hosting?
VPS is an isolated environment with your own resources whereas in a shared hosting environment the server resources are shared among all accounts on the server. In a shared environment you are restricted to use the features enabled by your provider whereas in a virtual isolated private environment you are free to disable/enable features suitable for your website.
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What is a VPS ?
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How do the shared IPs work
Your new VMA Emailer account is configured to send mail via free shared IP pools. These IP pools are automated and free to use. Shared IP Pools IP addresses are the actual "locations" from which the emails are sent. VMA Emailer operates and sends ...