On Mon, 9 Nov 2026 12:49:27 -0500 (EST) Karen Lewellen <[email protected]> wrote:
> One thing I want to ask about, in case I should make this possible > has to do with establishing a location for things like networking, > IP addresses, dNS if important, mail should I choose to use it, > likely, those sorts of things. > I own a domain that while registered, is not currently hosted > anywhere. For the sake of things like what I note above, along with a > security practice Shellworld uses that I intend incorporating, i. e. > establishing a different port for ssh, > would it not be wise to establish my box with this identity, using > the domain? > If you're leasing a domain name, the company you're paying provides primary and backup DNS servers, probably configurable through some sort of web control panel. The same company may offer mail and/or web hosting, at extra cost. Other servers can be anywhere, with DNS records pointing to those particular services. You can host a mail server yourself, but realistically you need a fixed IP address and a reputable ISP which keeps itself off email blacklists i.e. not one of the mass-market ISPs, and of course it needs to be permanently powered. There are just mail servers to rent, but generally a hosting package comes with email and web hosting. If you need web hosting, rent it, don't do it on your own computer. A web server with client-side scripting and a database server is about the most complex set of software connected to the Internet, and therefore the source of most compromises. Let someone else keep up with the security advisories and patches. -- Joe
