dammit

[den]

I am annoyed with the company's web host. Email dropped out yesterday, a trouble ticket was sent, and no word. In the past the problem was fixed with no notification of what they did or what was wrong. I can see in the site cpanel that no one has exceeded the email allowance but I can't do anything about it. I wish the host was here in Aus, so I could call them.

Looks like it's time for DIY company web hosting. james_bmakovette any ideas that would help?

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[jamesb]

First thing to find out is if you have the option of a static IP. Doing web and e-mail stuff with a Dynamic IP is possible but it just adds one extra wrinkle. It can be done, it's just extra work, and will add the cost of using a DNS service from somebody that can handle Dynamic IPs.

You'll also have to see if they do port filtering. Port filtering may prevent you from hosting a usable e-mail server. Many ISPs default to port filtering if you have a Dynamic IP.