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i have an extra pc...should i buy a domain name and use it for a server???

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patrickl:

33MB bandwidth doesn't sound like a lot for $45 a month no.

btw the bellsouth page lists 10MB webspace . Couldn't find the bandwith max.

Santoro:

I love my 1 and 1 internet hosting . it's 10$/month for 3 domains or 5$ for 1.

But I also host santoro.com from behind my cable modem, and I have a dynamic IP that changes 2-3 times per year.  Port 80 is blocked, but I use Zoneedit.com to redirect santoro.com to my home server on a different port.  Zoneedit has been reliable for 3-4 years and is free.

When the cable company changes my IP, I log into Zoneedit and change the target IP.  

Works great for a low-use site.

photorock:

           These days most ISP's are going with dynamic IP's, mainly for this reason, to cut down on bandwidth usage.

            I wouldn't set up your comp as a Webserver becouse the big issues are money, time and off course security. If you do setup a webserver and it becomes popular eventually your ISP will step in charge you accordingly. At the moment you have a personal account with your ISP, if they detect alot of traffic on your account they will step in and make you purchase a business account or alter your account accordingly.

            Not only will your service be adversely affected (slowed down), there's the time required to police your site and the potential security concerns. Also you would need a decent router and server software for security. Expensive...

             As for a $10 Domain name, that sounds like an awsome deal, the best I could find a month ago was $50 a year registration fee plus a set up charge. Is that a registered Domain name becouse it seems awfully cheap or is it some sort of psuedo name (some server operators offer Domain names like E-mail addresses, which are only valid through their server and not transferable).

             Finally, there are plenty of places on the net to setup a webpage some with unlimited bandwidth (at a decent price), you may have to search a bit.

mahuti:

As a business owner that has offered hosting service in the past, and operated a number of webservers for myself, I can attest that running your own server is just NOT worth it.

I would highly recommend leasing space from a legitimate service. I would suggest Dreamhost.com That is the service that I host the arcade art library on. You can do just about everything through their control panel... password protect directories, set up databases, etc. Lots of goodies for $7.95 a month. Tons of bandwidth and storage. Plus they, are very good at communicating any issues they are having proactively, they provide good service, and they regularly add extra freebies to current customers.

I also highly recommend 000domains.com for domain name registration. They sell em for $13.50 a year... which isn't the cheapest (godaddy.com at $7.95 a year) but they provide the cheapest cost to least amount of hassle ratio that I have found.

Seriously, you can't go wrong with those 2 services.

Snarbald:

Where are you guys finding these expensive domain registration places. I think it costs me like $8 a year to have snarbald.com.

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