The fact that this is the former realwebmasters.org/net is not in question- Jayson told me so straight up two minutes ago and also addressed what crashed it.
User abuse in a nutshell- they had people signing up for like 10 accounts and as many as 50 mysql db's each, and before long the system just couldn't handle it. Admittedly they didn't have anything set up then to make sure people played by the rules, though the new incarnation does; people that register are logged by 3 variables and the system will not permit new accounts with any previously logged variable.
It's also worth noting that I was speaking to him in the first place because loopylotto kept giving high traffic errors and I couldn't get the final info I needed to complete the account registration. At that point, having already given my email to loopylotto, there was no further monetary incentive for him to help me, but he did and activated my account in good faith. And as long as we're talking about the email thing here, yes they get paid for providing em to loopylotto, BUT they recommend right on the registration page to use an email forwarder like sneakemail.com so you don't get hammered with spam. Ignore this advice at your own peril, they gotta cover costs somehow.
So then I was pretty happy and 500 megs richer than I was before, and as I asked more questions my mood did but improve. The Cpanel really is bitchin, coded in-house as it turns out. Domain hosting/catchall emails is a go! Safe mode? NO! Three mysql db's allowed per user, and Jayson even refreshed the queue so I could use mine right away.
Ya just gotta realize, with free hosts, there are inherently more risks than with pay hosts. Personally I've had quite a few die on me, still I am not deterred, and since you're readin this I must assume you're not deterred either. The package FHU offers is outstanding no denying, and I'll vouch for Jayson's attitude, so I say go for it! Worst case scenario they'll crash again and you'll be out a fake email address. Best case, we'll all be high-fivin each other next year in the FHU forum.