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   Mike,   
      
    MD> What percentage of you pay for hosting or run it from your home   
    MD> computer?   
      
     My ISP is with Xfinity, and with a special $30 credit, I just have   
   high speed internet only, and pay $59 a month. I have no desire or   
   need to watch TV programs, and only view the local area TV station   
   newscast, or severe weather upates from their website. It would cost   
   me more with having local TV station access, due to broadcast rights   
   fees. And, my schedule doesn't permit me to watch TV...in fact, the   
   TV sets at my home haven't been used in 5 years, since I first put    
   my Mom in a nursing home before her passing 3 1/2 years ago.   
      
     I use the modem/router from Xfinity, but have it in "bridge mode",    
   to work with my LinkSys router, that allows me to do port forwarding,    
   and run the BBS from my home. Of course, if I have to reset the LinkSys   
   router, I have to re-enter all the port forwarding data...but I have   
   set up a separate textfile, so I know what to enter. Thankfully, the   
   need to reset the router is rare.   
      
     While the BBS would be up 24/7 in the cloud, the cost of doing such    
   is not an option for me, being on a fixed income. So, if I have    
   thunderstorms in my area, or a power/internet outage, the BBS is down   
   for a time.   
      
   Daryl   
      
   ... You'll win the lottery, and spend all the winnings on The Sysop.   
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