| > the main thing you're getting out of the VPS is the static IP. Yes, that and RDNS. > If you're paying for that, why not just pay for a static IP at home? That’s a good question. I too hear that mail providers consider IP blocks assigned to VPS providers less trustworthy than others. The reasons I don’t take the ISP/dedicated server route, aside from price, are: • VPS providers are not tied to my physical location. If I move, I probably can’t take my ISP’s static IP with me (I may even move to somewhere they don’t service). Conversely, if I want to switch away from a local ISP, the selection of alternatives is extremely limited. • Risk of neighboring IPs reducing the reputation of the block exists with server companies and local ISPs as well. I concede that the problem is probably worse with VPSes, but I hope to mitigate it somewhat by avoiding bottom‐of‐the‐barrel providers and by the fact that my own IP will never be used to spam. • I’m somewhat worried about the possibility of DDOS, and VPS companies provide a lot of cheap bandwidth, so in case of attack I might be able to salvage the situation with careful firewalling on the VPS. |
>> I’m somewhat worried about the possibility of DDOS
The one time I got severely dDoS'd, because I'd let a friend run a tiny static website off my server that attracted that kind of attention, the hosting company I was with shut my account down immediately and asked for $5000 in reparations. I had to backdoor into the server and salvage whatever I could. That was a hardened box in a military grade facility. I don't think a VPS is going to be kind. Push comes to shove, if it's in your house you can pull the cable.