Daryl Hunt
Your Worst Nightmare
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That is not what I ask however, the question is how many people reading this have their own personal server?Lots of people use them. You can get them pretty cheap if you're not using it for much.
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Define "Personal Server". I have had more than one in my lifetime. Right now, I use some else's rack space.If I had the ability to bring in a decent line, I would definately have a "Personal Server". Almost anyone with cable, DSL and a few other methods can easily set up a "Personal Server" using almost any flavor of Linux (using Apache that is builtin) or an flavor of windows using IIS also built in.
I cheat a bit here. I used to own a national Connectivity with DSL, Dialup, WIFI and sold some of those services for stand alone servers.
Almost anyone that posts in here is capable of setting up a personal server. And one of the best is free; hMailServer. This can be setup on ANY modern version of Windows. Those that are more savvy can setup sendmail on almost any flavor of Linux.
To answer your question, almost anyone can if there is a reason for it. And the best security is to fly under the radar where the hackers don't have a clue it's there.