How do I host my own website??

[J Odell]

i have no gripes against linux or any particular os, and i'm not a preacher
for microsoft, but i just couldn't resist the temptation to comment on some
of yours:

--
JOdell at Tesla.Pantheon.NET


"Alex Miller" <bind-users at bannerclub.com> wrote in message
news:001f01bf65d4$f688dd20$857c06d1 at aranea.cybergood.net...
> Gabriel,
>
> A static IP address connected to the internet is a valuable thing.
>
> Given the OS you have, you need to install either the Microsoft
> Personal Web Server and some sort of email package like Post.Office

the original poster has IIS4.0 and Exchange.  do you know what they are?
apparently not.


>
> But I have to honestly try to direct you in the Linux direction. Running
> software on Windows, is like building a house on shifting sand. It can
> work, and may work well, but the failures may come hard and hurt you.

there is NO unix or derivative that is not also in a state of flux.  any
good platform will change with time, and some always see change as a state
of brokenness.

and you will probably never see the availability of applications for
unix/linux that you will find on windows.  it is a good server platform, but
so is windows.


>
> So consider this investment. Get a second computer, it doesn't have
> to be a particularly good one and doesn't even have to have a monitor.
>
> Install Suse Linux 6.3 on that computer from the CD-ROM. It comes with
> and 60 days installation support and a good book.
>
> Right out of the box you will have an apache server (THE standard web
> server on the internet) and sendmail, a tried and true mail program.

ok, he already has all that, without installing more hardware and software.


>
> You will also have bind so you can create your own nameserver (that's
> what this mailing list is all about) so you can use that static
> IP address to host many different domains on that same computer!
> You will find a lot of help on this list for making a top-notch
> nameserver.

NT 4 also has a nameserver that is as easy to use and as stable as BIND,
assuming that you have an open mind and are willing to spend as much effort
learning how to use it as you are BIND.  and if you have windows machines on
your network and want to use WINS integrated with DNS,  BIND is not much
help.


>
> But if you are afraid of throwing away your NT, don't worry. Your
> new Suse Linux machine will work wonderfully as a gateway for your
> Windows NT box. The Linux box will "serve" the internet to your
> NT.
>
> That is called IP masquerading and it means that you can hook up a
> whole network to the internet through that gateway. The Suse telephone
> support will probably not help you with that but there is plenty of help
> for that on the SUSE support mailing list which is one of the most
> active mailing lists.

the original poster also has Proxy Server.  check and see what it does.  you
still haven't identified anything that he doesn't already have.


>
> This scenario also means that when your NT box is coughing and spewing
> horrible things, you will still have your important functionality, your
> connection to the internet and your email (your lifeline) working
> on a reliable 24/7 system.

my NT 4 servers have been quite stable, as much so as my unix and linux
machines (sun4/260/sunos4.1.3.u1 redhat 5.1 FreeBSD4.4).  don't let matters
of personal preference become a religious issue.  it destroys objectivity.


>
> There really is a reason why V.A. Linux, which does nothing but install
> Linux onto very good hardware and ship it out, had the highest single
> day gain for any first day of issue for a single stock EVER.

it's the dynamics of the current stock market, not a technical issue.  look
where LNUX is now.  what does that mean?  just about any internet or techmed
stock is spectacular.

if the user is comfortable and familiar with the windows way, i would say
that leveraging the experience already gained would be good advice.  he
already has all he needs to do what he wants.  why complicate it with new
hardware and a very different way of doing things?

i think your advice is bad advice.  you didn't even address the issue of the
disparate file systems that you would need to do for full integration.


>
> Alex
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: news at newsrump.sjc.telocity.net
> > [mailto:news at newsrump.sjc.telocity.net]On Behalf Of Gabriel A. Calderon
> > Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2000 11:15 AM
> > To: comp-protocols-dns-bind at moderators.isc.org
> > Subject: How do I host my own website??
> >
> >
> >
> > I have a connection to the internet with a static IP address and I was
> > wondering what do I have to do in order to host my own web site having a
> > www.domain.com name and having a email at domain.com email address. I have
> > Windows NT server, IIS 4.0, Microsoft Exchange and MS Proxy 2.0. I would
> > appreciate if anyone can point me in the right direction or
> > recommend where
> > I can find information on doing all this. I have no knowledge
> > whatsoever on
> > doing this but I would like to learn.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
>