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On 11/05/07, Andrew Spillman <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I have a spare PC to run as a server but I want it accessible from > Internet all the time. My ISP gives me a dynamic IP, would I need a > static one? Could I host my own mail server? > I don't know where to start with this. Running your own email server is more hassle than it's worth - especially for mail servers - you can get hosted mail services with anti-spam, decent backups, proper admin, connectivity, archiving and web access for a couple of quid a month, or use hosted google for your domain. You could use static ip or dynamic dns (which gets update automatically or manually) to host at home, but that's again, more trouble than it's worth. I tend to use Bytemark virtual machines (1 per client) as they are pretty cheap (especially after my referral and free software author discounts) and very helpful - 15 quid a month plus vat for your own linux server on the internet. You could actually run almost all .aspx on Linux using Mono, but I assume your .net code uses a whole bunch of other stuff that is MS-only, if not then mono could definately be an option. A. -- http://www.aarontrevena.co.uk LAMP System Integration, Development and Hosting -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html