On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 10:53:57 -0500, Allie wrote: > Well, you're outlining other disadvantages to running your own server > solution. Yes, you'd need a reliable machine that will reboot in the > event of a power failure. You can set your server to autostart on > rebooting. I've been running my own server for years and have traveled > without having any significant problems.
Thanks, Allie, I am clear about this process now. I understand about the auto-start mechanism. I have been doing something similar with my Windows workstation in the office, on which I have installed an FTP server so that I can access my files on that machine and not just on the office UNIX network. But I have faced occasional problems with the machine going down and the FTP server not restarting. Also the IP address has sometimes changed - although when I call in the sysops, they always straighten that out. So I guess sometime in the next few months - after I get a new laptop (and the current one becomes a spare) - I might give this a whirl. Hard to say right now, because I am also a bit comfortable with my current arrangement, in which I already have a comprehensive archive of my email messages on my personal Web server - even though I am inclined to think that it might make more sense to set this up via Gmail (especially now that I've got 50 invites for each Gmail account - an immense amount of server space). Okay, there is no fancy filing of messages, but then it is possible that Google is right about this - that filing of messages into folders is somewhat redundant (and archaic) when you have a good search engine and can also use filters and tags (if inclined). The only thing I really miss right now is the "seamless" factor that you have described so well. -- Avi Yashar Windows XP Pro SP2 and The Bat! Pro 3.0.2.10 ________________________________________________________ Current beta is 3.0.2.10 | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html IMPORTANT: To register as a Beta tester, use this link first - http://www.ritlabs.com/en/partners/testers/
