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On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 03:13:27 +0000 Andy Smith <andy@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Neil, > > On Mon, Oct 15, 2007 at 11:15:42PM +0100, Neil Winchurst wrote: > > Some questions that I have been asked recently made me wonder, is my > > set-up unusual? > > > > I use one ISP for broadband only. > > > > I use a different one for email > > > > and another one for my website. I use this one for email as well so > > that if one fails I can use the other one. > > I think it's generally the best thing to do. If you buy your own > domain name then you have far more control over how your email and > web site is provisioned and you don't have to beholden to your > access provider of the moment. > > It needn't be expensive or difficult to have your email and web site > hosted somewhere; such services are very cheap now, plus there is > also the whole virtualisation thing. Also for many people hosting > their web site and email at the end of their DSL is a reasonable > setup, though it has some pitfalls. > > Cheers, > Andy > Thanks for all the replies. I am pleased to find out that my set up is neither unusual nor pointless. The reasons given for it being a good idea are to my thinking too. Words like "eggs" and "basket" come to mind. Thanks Neil Winchurst -- 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