On Fri, 29 Dec 2000, Scott Dier wrote: > I really can't wait until the trend for this sort of dsl usage falls > away and back into groups of people grouping together to fund colocated > machines. It's really a shame on how many people get burned by all this > DSL instablity. Most ISP's dont just go around shutting off colocated > customers. :) Why would it fail? What's wrong with hosting your own servers on your own DSL link? For personal usage, why pay the upwards of $150/mo for a colocation of a single machine when you can get DSL with a 8/16-ip subnet for less, which lets you have more boxes online? > Plus, theres much less complexity by taking the [Qwest,Covad,Rythms] > DSL part of the equation out. That's true. But if it's just hobbyist stuff, it doesn't really matter.. -- Nate Carlson <natecars at real-time.com> | Phone : (952)943-8700 http://www.real-time.com | Fax : (952)943-8500