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Re: [LUG] One ISP or more?

 

On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 03:13:27 +0000
Andy Smith <andy@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Neil,
> 
> On Mon, Oct 15, 2007 at 11:15:42PM +0100, Neil Winchurst wrote:
> > Some questions that I have been asked recently made me wonder, is my
> > set-up unusual?
> > 
> > I use one ISP for broadband only.
> > 
> > I use a different one for email
> > 
> > and another one for my website. I use this one for email as well so
> > that if one fails I can use the other one.
> 
> I think it's generally the best thing to do.  If you buy your own
> domain name then you have far more control over how your email and
> web site is provisioned and you don't have to beholden to your
> access provider of the moment.
> 
> It needn't be expensive or difficult to have your email and web site
> hosted somewhere; such services are very cheap now, plus there is
> also the whole virtualisation thing.  Also for many people hosting
> their web site and email at the end of their DSL is a reasonable
> setup, though it has some pitfalls.
> 
> Cheers,
> Andy
> 
Thanks for all the replies. I am pleased to find out that my set up is
neither unusual nor pointless. The reasons given for it being a good
idea are to my thinking too.

Words like "eggs" and "basket" come to mind.

Thanks

Neil Winchurst

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