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Re: [PLUG] OT: Comcast Biz?
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> From: John Von Essen <john@essenz.com>
> Subject: Re: [PLUG] OT: Comcast Biz?
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> How important is your server and its function?
Personal mail, web, etc. Important, but not critical or career
threatening. :-)
> If it is important, and you could get it into a 1U rack chassis, you
> could colocate the server in a datacenter.
It's already in a 1U Dell PE 350.
> My company, Quonix Networks, does 1U colo packages for as little as
> $75 per month. That includes 1U of rackspace, power, and bandwidth.
> At a minimum, you get a /29 public subnet (6 usable IP addresses).
>
> High-end business-class DSL or Cable is close to $75, so its not that
> far off price wise.
True, but I have to have two links anyway, so this would be "in addition
to," not "instead of"...
> Any the benefits are much better colocated in a
> datacenter. 100Mb burstable connectivity, redundant cooling and
> power, solid forward and reverse DNS offerings, etc.,. And the
> datacenter is local to Philly Metro. Also is much better for running
> a mail server, alot of people still dock you with some negative
> points when your MTA is on a DSL IP block, or Comcast IP range - even
> though you have business class service.
>
> Just something to consider....
> http://www.quonix.net/ent/colocation.php
I am considering it, and I've added you to my list of colos to think
about. My main concern is that this is *also* my local IMAP server, and
I like IMAP at LAN speeds and I'm not sure I want to give that up. I
also don't feel that much like messing with any of the various methods
I'd need to use to encrypt said IMAP connections. And I'm enough of a
control freak to like having the server sitting 10' from me.
I'd considered a colo'd virtual server (my latest uptime reads load
average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 :) which is cheaper that hosting the physical
box but still has the same issue, plus new ones.
Anyway, this is good info to have, so thanks for the reply,
JP
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