You are getting a T-1 from AT&T for $50 a month? Maybe I need to talk to them.
Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: Timothy Sherburne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Pentax Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 1:16 PM Subject: Re: OT: Web Site Domains > Hi Shel... > > A little background: My day/night job is project manager for an educational > company's web-based product. This means I write code, design pages and plan > deployment for what is essentially a really fancy website with subscription > access. See comments below. > > On 3/14/02 9:35 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > > I want to set up my own domain. There are numerous places where one can > > register a domain name, and, of course, some are less expensive than > > others. Some offer mail forwarding and linking to my current site. > > Others just register the chosen name. My ISP will register a domain, > > increase the size of my site, add a few perks, and charge me a lot more > > than it seems other places charge. > > Like many things in life, it all comes down to what you want to do yourself > balanced against what you're willing to pay for. > > First off, your ISP does NOT have to be your website host. Shop around, find > someone that you can work with and has the patience to answer your > questions. I'd recommend staying away from the Big Boys in the hosting > business. They will charge you plenty and the service tends to be awful. See > if you can find a local hosting service that's run by folks you can take out > for a beer and a chat. Get a copy of your local geek magazine (they're > usually free at technical bookstores) and look at the ads - there will be > dozens of web hosting companies wanting your business. > > For about $60/year (not including an internet connection), you can host your > own site, including email, web, chat, et cetera, but you will need to do > EVERYTHING on your own: maintain routers, firewalls, operating systems, > server apps, hardware, the list is endless. You can do all of it for free if > you're motivated, industrious and resourceful. Linux forms the foundation of > this approach, and, of course, you must become a proficient juggler. > > That $60 comes from registering your domain name with Network Solutions ($30 > fee, www.netsol.com) and starting a Dynamic DNS account ($30 donation, > www.dyndns.org). > > Your site host can take on some or all of this for you, depending on how > much money you are willing to spend. > > > How hard is it to move a web site? > > No more difficult than a simple file copy if your website is basic HTML. > Things get hairier if you've got server-side scripting or executables to > move. > > > What do you suggest as a good way to get a domain name - register and > > set up a site with the same provider? With links? Or what? > > Shop around. I registered my personal domain name (for family stuff) with > Network Solutions (www.netsol.com). I personally think they're a bunch of > money grubbing jerks, but they had best price for what I needed at the time. > AT&T provides my 1.5MB pipe for $50/month, and I do everything else myself. > All of my servers are old Macs running various bits of shareware and > freeware. This solution isn't robust enough to handle thousands of hits per > hour, but it works fine for sharing pix and stories with friends and family. > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
