Well, you can take your chances, but if you're going to be running a more high-profile domain, you should go colo. That way you can run whatever you want (though make sure it's secure or the ISP you're colocating with won't be too happy :) Gabe On Thu, Sep 07, 2000 at 09:04:16AM -0700, isla0005 at tc.umn.edu wrote: > > > I am wondering how picky the Cable guys can get.. > I am running the server for a little while with few of my friends > as users logged in most of the time. We are not doing any spamming > or mp3 upload/downloads or warez. Mostly running math apps. > > A good question comes in when I send mail to over thousands of > people. I maintain a list and send emails with updates in every > two/three months to all these folks. I use perl & sendmail to > get it done. Will there be any problem in future doing this ? > this is not spamming by definition as these people chose to recive > emails. Can the cable company shut me down for this? > > > Apu > > --- Original Message --- > Dave Sherohman <esper at sherohman.org> Wrote on > Thu, 7 Sep 2000 10:15:07 -0500 (CDT) > ------------------ > isla0005 at tc.umn.edu said: > > BTW, I am able to run nameserver on my own box can't I ? > > I have cable modem and freebsd 4.0 running. > > Technically, it's no problem, just so long as you have a static > IP address. > Register your box as a nameserver when you register your first > domain and > you'll be good to go. > > However, your cable company/ISP may frown on you doing so... > > -- > "Two words: Windows survives." - Craig Mundie, Microsoft senior > strategist > "So does syphillis. Good thing we have penicillin." - Matthew > Alton > Geek Code 3.1: GCS d- s+: a- C++ UL++$ P+>+++ L+++>++++ E- W--(++) > N+ o+ > !K w---$ O M- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t 5++ X+ R++ tv b+ DI++++ D G > e* h+ r++ y+ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org > > > > > ----- > Sent using MailStart.com ( http://MailStart.Com/welcome.html ) > The FREE way to access your mailbox via any web browser, anywhere! > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gabe Turner | X-President, UNIX Systems Administrator, | Assoc. for Computing Machinery U of M Supercomputing Institute for | Univerisity of Minnesota Digital Simulation and Advanced Computation | dopp at acm.cs.umn.edu "Let's take a closer look, shall we? What's this? AHHH! An ingrowned dunclaw! Disqualified!!!! Take him away!" -- Judge "YOW!! I spent months pushing in that dunclaw!!" -- George Liquor - Stimpy fails George Liquor in "Dog Show" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org