I'm currently running a mail server, for my own use, on a VPS (Postfix
+Dovecot+Procmail on Gentoo). I've been toying with the idea of
moving back to a shared host though, mostly because I'm not sure what
level of skill is necessary to really run my own internet facing
server, and if I have that level of skill (I don't really care if my
website gets hacked; but I'd be rather disturbed if all my email
suddenly became public information).
I'm running on a VPS mostly because I wasn't happy with the email
solutions being provided by any other providers, except for a few who
wanted a bulk purchase at a price I couldn't justify. I am a fairly
heavy mail user; but a fairly light user in pretty much all other
services. (I barely get any hits on my websites....)
What are my chances, as a relative newbie? (I've run servers before,
but usually behind a firewall and on a network administered by someone
else.) At the moment, I haven't even put a webserver on the VPS
because I'm afraid it will raise the risk profile to my server. =\
Any advice? What are your thoughts on this?
Thanks,
Neil.
(While I know list etiquette is generally to send your replies to
everyone; I have no objection to off-list replies if you prefer.)
