How many OCUK'ers run a web/mail server from home?

Freakish_05 · 8 Dec 2006 at 22:31

As the title.

Just wondering how many people have their own servers running. I'm nearly ready to release my server into the wild and take care of all my familys email and host a website or two. I'm on blueyonder 10meg so transfer speeds *should* be ok. Its not like that many people are going to be viewing the site.

If other people could post their experiences I'd be grateful.

Cheers.

Freakish_05 · 9 Dec 2006 at 08:44

Does Windows ME count as a distro?

I tried to get Ubuntu working but it just wasnt happening. So I just used the Windows ME licence to throw something together with Apache, MySQL, PHP, Ability FTP and Ability Mail servers.

Although Blueyonder's performance last night is putting me off using it as a full-time mail server!

Freakish_05 · 9 Dec 2006 at 19:16

Ok, new question

How well do you trust your mail servers?

I only ask because I found the details of an old website that I used to have (www.lets-mosh.com) which has IMAP support

I'm thinking of ressurrecting it as it will obviously be on a 'proper' server and thusly more reliable. That said, it will still mean that my emails are stored on a server that I don't control. Call me paranoid but I'm trying to avoid that :cool:

The reason that I ask is that Telewest (usually very good for uptime) played funny-buggers with my internet connection last night and overall downtime (including time to repair my damaged network

) could have been up to 12 hours

Freakish_05 · 9 Dec 2006 at 20:36

Caged said:
Don't host a mail server on a home connection, it's a good way to get a lot of your email blocked when servers see it originated from a residential IP.

Ah Pants! I didn't think it mattered where the e-mail came from :confused:

Oh well, I'll resurrect my old site instead.