Re:Helm: Personal Email Server
by stevehawk on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @09:56AM
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In the US it's standard that residential accounts don't get to do that, but business accounts (which are usually double the price for the same speed but come with better/quicker support, particularly when physical lines are down, and an open connection) are allowed to run on-prem. And usually with a residential account you don't get a static IP as an option, but if you're lucky you can pay extra for one.
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> And usually with a residential account you don't get a static IP as an option, but if you're lucky you can pay extra for one.
I use a VPS as a proxy. SSH with AutoSSH. I use a VPS ($15/yr), map the ports from the VPS to the server at home.
For example, when you hit 80/443 on the VPS, it's routed to a reverse proxy in the apartment, then to the correct service.
Not a bad setup.
I tried to get a business account once at Comcast, and they wouldn't give me one that terminated at an apartment. : /
That's weird, I honestly wouldn't have expected that. They gave me a little resistance with one terminating at a home but ultimately they did it. They probably start to weigh the pros/cons (ie the money) of business level service to large residential buildings and decide it isn't worth it. Maybe too many variables once the line enters the building?
Re:Helm: Personal Email Server
by FireBeyond on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @01:29PM
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Maybe the building part. But I've never had any issue - at three homes - with Comcast Business being run into my home garage.