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	from bsdnooby@optonline.net on Mon, Feb 21, 2005 at 02:44:01AM -0500
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Subject: Re: Good rentable servers?
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On Mon, Feb 21, 2005 at 02:44:01AM -0500, bsdnooby wrote:
> 
> Instead of getting a fixed IP address at my house, and having a noisy 
> machine running all the time - I think I might want to try renting a 
> dedicated FreeBSD server.  It would be used for running Apache, phpBB, 
> email, listserv, and a few other services.  I found several places that 
> have dedicated FreeBSD machines to rent, their prices seems to all be 
> $99 a month.

Would it really need to be DEDICATED?  Many ISP's offer virtualized
servers - the hardware would be shared with other virtual domains.
I don't know what all services you need, but web and e-mail certainly
can work in the virtualized environment.

Check it out - see if it is for you - I know that SkyPoint used
to offer this when I worked for them (www.skypoint.net).
-- 

John Lind
john@starfire.MN.ORG