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Posted by Steve on 09/22/07 09:06
In article <rredncvGXaxNjm7bnZ2dnUVZ_tCrnZ2d@comcast.com>,
jstucklex@attglobal.net (Jerry Stuckle) wrote:
>
> > Given todays broadband speedss and the availability of 'no
> > surcharge ' fixed IP addresses, why not do as I did and spend
> > less than $350 on a Linux PC and host it all from home..its more
> > han enough for all low traffic stuff, and if you are pushing
> > gigabytes a day, why then host your own machine in someone else's
> > facility.
Agreed.
>
> And what do you do when your power goes out or your phone line goes
> down? Also does your ISP allow hosting of websites (many don't,
> and although they don't block port 80, putting up a website can
> cause them to cut your service).
My ISP knows exactly what I'm doing, in fact, he even gave me 6 IPs
The server is Sitting on it UPS, the ADSL Router is on a UPS, if I get a
power outage, my pages continue to be served.
>
> Additionally, most home ISP's have fast download times, but
> relatively slow upload times - often times a 10:1 ratio or more.
> For instance, my cable provider brags about 6Mb/s download speeds.
> But upload speeds are around 300Kb/s. They just don't tell you
> that, because the typical user will never notice (a request for a
> page is MUCH shorter than the page itself). But if you put a
> webserver there, now you have 300Kb/s download and 6Mb/s upload.
> Not what potential customers want to see.
>
Agreed in principal Jerry, but with low traffic sites, and avoiding
things like Flash and large images, at 300kbps a predominantly text/html
page will still load quickly. I don't want to sit through a Flash
presentation/intro every time I go to a site, and I expect my few
visitors will think the same way. It is the scourge of the WWW.
To come back on topic, if you are running a business from your website,
and it is making you some money, then hosting is worthwhile and is a
legitimate business expense, offsettable against income/company tax. If
like me you do it for fun and self improvement, and you already have all
the kit you need, don't waste money.
- Steve
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