Re: [SLUG] Should I host my own domain?

[Ryan Verner <ryan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

DaZZa wrote:
> If 100% reliability is not a worry, then there's nothing wrong with it
> - if I can't get into my Linux box from work, I either wait until I
> get home and restart the link, or if it's really urgent I call the
> missus and get her to web browse something - anything - to kickstart
> the link again.
>
> Commercial grade DSL is another story. I run a remote site across a
> commercial grade sDSL service with almost 100% uptime - I think the
> link has gone down twice in the last 12 months, and one of those times
> was my fault.

To be honest, your experiences at home sound far more like you've got a 
dodgy modem.  The only discerning differences between "Residential 
grade" and "Commercial grade" ADSL connections is perhaps the contention 
ratios for data, generally better phone support from the ISP, and 
potentially a bridged service instead of needing a PPPo{E/A} tunnel.  
The infrastructure between you and the ISP is almost always identical; 
and you typically find almost all ADSL reliability issues are line or 
equipment based.

I wouldn't suggest hosting anything mission critical[1] on any ADSL 
connection, full stop.  :-)

R

[1] For a home domain etc, it's absolutely fine.  I'd strongly suggest 
hosting your DNS externally, though, and having an external secondary MX 
(my preferred solution, but there's spam-related arguments against this).