On 12/14/05, Matt Morgan <minxmertzmomo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 12/14/05, Edward Dekkers <edward@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > For the first time ever, with my new account I will get a static IP > > address and high bandwidth (no more dial-up finally!!!). > > > > I've purchased a domain which is waiting to have IP addresses tied to it > > (currently parked). > > > > The question is - is it worth pointing the IP addresses directly at my > > server, and hosting my mail and http directly from this server, or would > > it be considered smarter to have everything hosted at the ISP still? > > > > Bear in mind my web-site has always been hosted at my previous ISP, and > > I've always fetch mailed and masqueraded sendmail via my ISP's SMTP > > server before. This direct way would be completely new to me. > > > > In the benefits I see that I have full control over my mail, adding, > > subtracting users, forwarders, auto responders, scripting, etc. that I > > never had before. However on the other side of the coin I guess I'd have > > to batten down the hatches for hackers. > > > > With the web site also, if I hosted this myself, I could finally do some > > dynamic web pages (php, mysql, whatever...), whereas previously I'd be > > stuck with standard .html pages at my ISP. > > > > How easy is it for me to set up? I've never done this before. I know I > > need to set up (reverse) DNS, MX records from reading this list over the > > years, but I have absolutely no idea how to actually DO it, and what > > steps to follow. > > > > Most important question - to me it seems worth it, but is it unsafe for > > someone of my experience to do? > > Home machine? I would say give it a try. It's fun, probably not as > hard as you think, and you'll learn from it. If you run into trouble, > this list is a great source of help. Here's an excellent how-to: > > http://www.brennan.id.au/ > > it was written for Fedora Core 3 but is stil really accurate. Don't know anything about the URL above, but consider Bastille (http://www.bastille-linux.org/) to help you tighten security and learn as you do it. > Just make sure you know how to firewall yourself, like the other guys > have suggested, and set up ssh right before you turn it on. And use > really good passwords. No passswords use keys, disable root login and use version 2 only. > Another really nice option, especially if you have an old computer > sitting around, is a smoothwall firewall between your server and the > internet: > > http://www.smoothwall.org > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > -- Leonard Isham, CISSP Ostendo non ostento.
