> > Anyone with a $500 computer, a $19/mo DSL connection (and little more) > > can host a credible web site... and provide as much service to their > > clientele as, say, Victoria's Secret, does to theirs. > > I think you'll find most DSL / cable connection agreements prohibit > you from operating a fixed service from your house like that.
In our area, the two most popular broadband options are Verizon DSL and Comcast Cable. Both offer business plans and fixed IP addresses. Web, FTP and mail traffic are permitted. However, those services cost substantially more than $19 a month. More importantly, they do not provide reverse DNS resolution, guaranteed bandwidth, basic redundancy or anything else that even a small Web site would require. In addition, many hosts block mail outright if it comes from a pool of IP addresses belonging to a DSL or cable provider. Finally, we can't convince most of our small business customers to backup. They don't seem to be able create user accounts or share files in a workgroup. They can't configure a LinkSys router on a Verizon PPoE DSL line. And, yes, this even includes some people who call themselves Web developers. I simply don't see these customers hosting their own Web sites and mail servers (successfully) any time in the near future. This is to say nothing of stats servers, SSL servers, and various other services involved in hosting a single Web site. And with the rampant viruses and worms out their, I'm pretty sure I don't want to see most people hosting their own sites. Ben Rogers http://www.c4.net v.508.240.0051 f.508.240.0057 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:194519 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
