12/31   Anyone seen this offer for "3 years of free web hosting"?
        (1and1.com) - what's the catch?
        \_ have you tried reading the page explaining exactly "what the catch"
           is?
           \_  Yes.  Do you believe everything you read?
               \_ do you always ask dumb questions like this? what about it
                  don't you understand? if you don't give them payment info
                  (which they don't ask for, btw), what catch can there
                  possibly be?
                  \_ Lots of popup ads?  -- !OP
                     \_ they say no popups. ok, there are lots of *possible*
                        catches, but if you're not paying anything or giving
                        away any real important info, what do you really care.
                        maybe they're actually telling the truth, then you win.
        \_ Looks legit! (tried it out) - 500 MB of free web storage, for 3
           years... -OP
        \_ Most likely the catch is marketing, i.e. they'll attract lots of
                people and those who sign up may or may not be grandfathered
                into their for-fee services that will come.
                \_ they tel you as much. also, learn to format.
                        \_ umm there's no definitive motd formatting guide, ok?
                           \_ umm yeah, but there's common sense, ok?