From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 6 22:30:20 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CFE4D16A4CF for ; Mon, 6 Sep 2004 22:30:20 +0000 (GMT) Received: from fed1rmmtao05.cox.net (fed1rmmtao05.cox.net [68.230.241.34]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5A6D943D2F for ; Mon, 6 Sep 2004 22:30:15 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from rtmcrider@cox.net) Received: from jgugerty ([68.228.236.122]) by fed1rmmtao05.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.03.02.01 201-2131-111-104-103-20040709) with ESMTP id <20040906223008.YGSO28358.fed1rmmtao05.cox.net@jgugerty> for ; Mon, 6 Sep 2004 18:30:08 -0400 From: "Jim" To: Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 15:30:09 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.6353 Thread-Index: AcSUYRErk6jnwE4hR6+vjGa3gSfR6Q== X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Message-Id: <20040906223008.YGSO28358.fed1rmmtao05.cox.net@jgugerty> Subject: Administering a web and mailing list server at home... X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 06 Sep 2004 22:30:21 -0000 All - Thank you for your replies with much appreciated encouragement, information, and suggestions! Kevin Kinsey wrote: I might proffer the opinion that in contrast to the statement "seems to me I would lose a lot of control and have software tool choice limitations..." that it might very well be the opposite case. As administrator of the server, *you* choose what software will be installed, not someone else. Unless you are talking about proprietary software, it's out there; many hosting services use freely available "Open Source" code for almost every purpose there is. Dave Vollenweider wrote: As an alternative, you could look into a commercial web hosting company that uses FreeBSD and puts every site in its own jail. You'd then have a root password for the jail and can do whatever you want with it without affecting the rest of the system. As a result of these two comments, I looked into the possibility of a vps host. This does seem to solve problems I have with my current provider explicitly stating that operating a web server through their connection violates my user agreement. I am also investigating the alternative choices I have been given for my MTA and mailing list manager software. Thank you all again! Jim