http://sdf.lonestar.org/ is one of the better ones that's been around forever. It has www and cgi-bin in the free account, though you need the $36 one-time-fee account for php/perl/python/ruby CGIs. Cron seems to require the $36/yr account. Details: http://sdf.lonestar.org/?join
A lot of people these days just buy a small VPS instead of getting a shell account. Upside is more control; downside is, well, more control (you're also the sysadmin).
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http://sdf.lonestar.org/ is one of the better ones that's been around forever. It has www and cgi-bin in the free account, though you need the $36 one-time-fee account for php/perl/python/ruby CGIs. Cron seems to require the $36/yr account. Details: http://sdf.lonestar.org/?join
A lot of people these days just buy a small VPS instead of getting a shell account. Upside is more control; downside is, well, more control (you're also the sysadmin).