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kysol on Nov 28, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: How to set up a safe and secure Web server

It really depends on the ISP. A static IP generally has to be requested, and at a cost. Additionally, some ISP's like to be restrictive blocking inbound low ports such as 25, 80, 443 - so hosting a web server off your home connection might be a problem depending on the ISP.

sliverstorm on Nov 28, 2012 [–]

It's specifically against residential Comcast ToS, for example, to host a publicly-accessible website.

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