> hey all, is it possible to host my own site at home, but pay
> some hosting company a fee for using their SMPT so i can
> send/receive email? is that possible? cuz...
> 1. My host sucks, they are hosting 200 other peeps, and the
> site is slow
> 2. I got a killer server in my garage, and a decent DSL static
> line
> 3. email server software cost a TON that's why i am asking
> the question
There are a couple of things worth pointing out here.
1. Your home DSL subscription probably excludes any real hosting. If your
DSL provider notices the increase in upstream bandwidth, they'll either
cancel you or increase your rates.
2. Your home DSL subscription probably provides different speeds for
upstream and downstream traffic. You'll probably be limited to the slower of
the two, although I'm not sure about that.
3. Email server software doesn't have to cost a ton. Many SMTP servers are
free - IIS comes with one, for example. If you want to host POP or IMAP
mailboxes, you typically pay on a per-mailbox basis, more or less, but if
you just want to send mail, this doesn't make any difference.
> I got two puters. Puter A has the coldfusion server and has
> internet connection. Puter B is networked to Puter A and has
> the SQL database, but no internet connection. Its IP address
> is like 192.168.0.2. is there a way for me to export or import
> data to the host computer (in Virginia)?? or does Puter B have
> to have an internet connection? thanx!
If you want to use your database admin interface (like SQL Enterprise
Manager) to transfer data directly, the machines would need some sort of
network connection. You could conceivably have a connection through the web
server ("Puter A") using routing and tunneling and that sort of stuff, but
most likely you don't. You could, however, simply backup your database to a
file, move the file to the web server, then move it from the web server to
the database server. You could even automate this process, with enough work.
Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
http://www.figleaf.com/
voice: (202) 797-5496
fax: (202) 797-5444
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