[clue] Web Hosting Question

ed ezedtheamerican at gmail.com
Wed Jun 20 10:50:46 MDT 2012


oh, I don't care... I can take it, I seem to dish it out pretty good...
:)
ed.
On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 10:44 AM, Dan Kulinski <daniel at kulinski.net> wrote:
> Ed,  I am not trying to put down your explanation, you definitely have an
> interesting setup and it sounds like you are able to maintain and run it.
>  But this thread was originally about a simple web provider service and I
> think this is equivalent to diving off the deep end.
>
> Dan
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 10:36 AM, Dan Kulinski <daniel at kulinski.net> wrote:
>>
>> For a server I don't think it is good policy to run it on a dynamic IP.
>>  Sure you can use a dynamic DNS service but there will be times when your
>> machine is switched away from the IP and the DNS isn't updated yet.  On
>> Comcast you can be switched to a network where port 25 is blocked (I
>> understand they do this by default now on all networks).  All in all, just
>> not an ideal setup with cheap VPS services out there that provide a static
>> IP and you can be root.
>>
>> Dan
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 10:31 AM, ed <ezedtheamerican at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I agree it is no simple task but I hope that I gave a good overview of
>>> the
>>> basics.
>>> I am setting up my server again...
>>> I had it operational as of last year but took it down within the last few
>>> months.
>>> I had all kinds of documentation on my workstation on how to configure it
>>> and
>>> maintain it.
>>> that is all gone due to a dd if=live-cd.iso of=/dev/WRONG DRIVE!!!
>>> yeah, yeah I tried to get the data back....
>>> anyways I got 253 lines of input strings to get a server up with dovecot
>>> postfix postfixadmin roundcube and apache with a mysql back end to run
>>> the
>>> email.
>>> so I am as we speak ready to go on the install side of a server.
>>> now, my last server setup was believe it or not a win xp apache server
>>> with a
>>> virtual debian email server with ports forwarded accordingly.
>>> so yeah setting up a server isn't all that difficult if you have done it
>>> before and remember 250+ instructions off the top of your head and what
>>> they
>>> do.
>>> :) , <-- and this is with a chuckle of course....
>>> on about the static ip, I don't have one so I use dynamic name
>>> registration...
>>> I would suggest using the same because you can always retain the name
>>> & point it to different hosting servers accordingly...
>>> ed.
>>> On Wednesday, June 20, 2012 10:19:52 AM Dan Kulinski wrote:
>>> > No need to use a dynamic name service if you are on a static IP address
>>> > via
>>> > a VPS or your home connection.
>>> >
>>> > If you are only in need of a simple web site, setting up your own
>>> > server
>>> > with email is a HUGE task.  I have been a systems administrator for
>>> > years
>>> > and I wouldn't want to host my own mail service.  This is not something
>>> > to
>>> > take lightly and without a lot of research.
>>> >
>>> > Dan
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