On Tue, 2003-09-30 at 16:00, Andre Renaud wrote: > telehosting your own box (I can't think of any ISPs which offer all those > services), and telehosting is not cheap, even if 50 clug members joined > in, I doubt $50/month would cut it for the bandwidth etc.... let alone
There are ways to make this happen, knowing the right people and asking the right questions always help :-) Talking to a business who has unused bandwidth and might be prepared to offer some space ... Wrong Question - "Can we put a server on your network for random geeks to play with?" Better Question - "Can you donate a fixed bandwidth slice and rack space to allow a non-profit organisation's server onto the internet?" The hardware isn't too difficult - to start up a service, pretty much any old box can handle dns and email for collection, and basic web serving. After usage is understood, start raising funds for a new machine. The bandwidth limit can be imposed on the box itself, from outside by a suitable firewall, or simply by trust. -jim
