Christian Tortorich wrote: > Install IIS and lock it down. Then pray. User could also install the native Win32 variant of Apache 2.
> > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Joseph Fruchey > Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 1:56 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [brlug-general] polite rant (was: Webhosting suggestions?) > > Okay, I have a friend who wants to host a domain on a Windows box. > Besides the obvious security implications, how would one proceed? > > Joey > > On 5/3/05, -ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>On Tue, 3 May 2005, Justin W. Pauler wrote: >> >> >>>Now, maybe I'm in the minority on this, but there are only two >>>(major) broadband players in Baton Rouge and I'm not jeopardizing my > > >>>account with my ISP, because I'm definitely not going to order a >>>POTS line so I can have DSL. >> >>"Don't run a server" has ALWAYS been in ISP AUP's. I've never heard >>of anyone getting their ISP account terminated for running a small >>server to host the family album. Now if you're hosting porn or > > illegal content, > >>that's different. Ports are blocked because of worms and virii, not > > to > >>prevent servers. Your little server uses a lot less upstream >>bandwidth than p2p users that run 24/7. >> >>Also as an aside, you are THEIR customer. You shouldn't live in fear >>of "jeopardizing your account". They need to do everything they can >>to keep your business. You should demand great service and complain >>loudly when you don't get it. If they still don't want your business >>tell them "come get this damn cable modem and turn off the cable TV >>and BTW do you know the number for DirecTV and Bellsouth?" >> >>ray >>-- >>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >>Ray DeJean http://www.r-a-y.org >>Systems Engineer Southeastern Louisiana University >>IBM Certified Specialist AIX Administration, AIX Support >>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>General mailing list >>[email protected] >>http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > -- Scott Harney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Asking the wrong questions is the leading cause of wrong answers" gpg key fingerprint=7125 0BD3 8EC4 08D7 321D CEE9 F024 7DA6 0BC7 94E5
