[doublerabbit]

Thanks. I hadn't seen it as such and you're right. I guess it comes down to personal preference.

Where I feel that data has become a commodity in that I can sell your username and email for a few pence, I would rather prefer to have my own hardware in my own possession and that any request of it has to go to me, nor some server provider.

[vidarh]

That's a totally valid reason. I also have infrastructure I operate because of personal comfort rather than because it's financially optimal.