> You may want to consider whether this is really cost-effective as 
> you
> have to keep up with software updates for your system when you 
> expose
> it to the outside world like this.  I know that most Linux
> distributions require a bit of work up front to secure them and I 
> just
> plain don't trust Windows.

Nor I. But I keep all mine right up to date with auto update. Not 
perfect, but as close as Microsoft can get at any moment.

> Of course, if you do actually have a lot
> of pictures

50,000+ :-)
But most would not be on the website.
But being able to easily move what I want to on and off and having 
essentially unlimited capacity when wanted are substantial 
attractions. Bandwidth is my overwhelming limit.

> maybe this will work out for you in the long run without
> having to pay for hosting + disk space.

The FTP server requirement is so a limited number of others can share 
the website capability remotely.
Volume and traffic would be low. These would only be applications 
where being on my system would add value.


        RM


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