"Keith Wright" <kwright@free-comp-shop.com> wrote:
[...] Wow! Where did you find mail hosting for $2/mo?
I replied earlier that I'm using bmhost.com, which provides SMTP and web hosting. I noticed today that dyndns.org has made some changes (good and bad): Custom DNS WAS $30 one-time, but is now an annual charge. They now can do domain registration for $15/yr. for .com (I may transfer mine). More relevant to this thread, they now offer two mail-related services that might be of interest to those on this list running email servers, but who DON'T have a handy second server available for backup, or whose ISP blocks inbound TCP port 25. Quoting from their web page: --- cut here --- cut here --- MailHopSM Relay allows you to relay incoming mail to a mail server on a non-standard port. This is quite useful for those who want to run a mail server but are stuck with an ISP that blocks port 25, the standard mail port. [...] ($24.95/domain) MailHopSM Backup MX provides a secondary mail server to hold your e-mail for you should your main e-mail server go offline for any reason. Once you go back online, your mail will be delivered to you. Our MailHopSM server will attempt delivery more frequently than most mail servers, and will also hold onto your e-mail for twice as long. ($39.95/domain) --- cut here --- cut here --- Both are more expensive than my cheapie hosting outfit, but do allow you to run a "real" SMTP server if so desired. I'm not affiliated with either bmhost.com or dyndns.org, but am a satisfied customer of both. I just wanted to pass this info on to others experiencing the same challenges running home servers that I have. - Bob