[Hosting] "local" host needed

[Joseph Tate]

Why not do what all others do when developing and deploying on the same 
machine: use a different port and a separate instance of the services 
involved configured to use those other ports.  Then when you start 
making money, you can move to dedicated resources.

Joseph

Richard O. Hammer wrote:

> Hello, group,
>
> I am developing an email service, which uses both a mail server 
> listening on port 25 and Tomcat listening on port 80.  I have just 
> arrived at the milestone of having a first prototype which I can 
> display.  If you are curious you may read about it at 
> <http://mailscreen.net>.  But now, having promised you and others that 
> you can see my display, the machine on which I have been doing my 
> development is tied up, waiting in case anybody wants to peek.  In 
> order to continue development, it seems I need another machine.
>
> Intending to ask for advice about where I might shop for a machine 
> (I'm hoping I can find a two- or three-year old ordinary machine for 
> $200 - $300), I visited <http://trilug.org/mailinglist.php>, thinking 
> I would join the main trilug list and post my question there.  But 
> then I noticed this hosting list described on that page, with the 
> words "...aid in the setup of hosting for local software projects". At 
> first I thought this list is just what I need.  But, digging deeper, 
> I've found strong evidence which suggests this list is about hosting 
> specifically TriLUG services.  Probably "local" means "TriLUG" but not 
> "Hillsborough" in this case.  But, not being entirely convinced that 
> I'm making a mistake, I'll go ahead.
>
> Of course I do not necessarily want to buy another computer.  I would 
> prefer to hire hosting service from someone who specializes in selling 
> it.  But while the prices for port 80 hosting look fine to me, with 
> many offers at less than $10/month, prices for port 25 hosting seem to 
> be an entirely different ballgame.  When I looked into this a few 
> months ago, the best option I found was $250/month for a dedicated 
> machine on somebody's rack.
>
> So, thanks for advice which you might offer, concerning my search for 
> either a second-hand computer or a hosting service.  And I apologize 
> if I am definitely off topic for this list.
>
> Rich Hammer
> Hillsborough
>
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