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Equality7-2521 wrote:
> 
> I am thinking of buying my own Internet domain (probable a .co.uk one), and
> wondered about my options for hosting it. I would *love* to have the server
> run on my own machine, just for configuring and ease of use (I program a lot
> you see) though I think that this may be expensive. I also would like Telnet
> access if the following isn't really possible, as I would like to log in and
> play around with the web space I have, rather than just use FTP. Is there
> somewhere in Edinburgh that helps with this sort of thing, or even provides
> the service? Telnet access seems to be rare... and I don't know where the
> best place to be to get advice about this is.

Hosting in the US is cheaper than everyone I've ever encountered in the
UK. I host with  a company in Washington State, called qwk.net - they
run Red Hat Linux 2.0.36 on their servers and I'm very happy with the
setup so far. Price is great. Telnet access and ftp and cgi scripting to
your hearts content (within their usage parameters).

Co-location (where you have your own server) is _expensive_. You're
looking at about $300 a month minimum just for the service (you tend to
buy the machine on top of that, and domains/ip addresses on top of
that). Prices for Digital Nation (www.dn.net) are $295/month for a
64MB/4GB/16IP box up to $925/month for a Sun Sparc with lots of goodies.

Matt.