"most users with cable modem can host a site"

[Chan Chung Hang Christopher]

Piper wrote:
> I see no reason Shaw cable would object as long as the bandwith is not 
> excessive as you say, and the listserve is not commercial because it does 
> not differ from their perspective from what I do now with Windows Express 
> and its Address Book. I am not competing with anybody's ISP. If 
> Yahoo/Geocities had kept on doing what they did a few years ago I would not 
> even have purchased a Linux machine.
>
>   

Let me add to what Amedee has already posted.

Even if there are no restrictions imposed, there is the question of 
whether you have what it takes.

> Beyond that does anyone know if Mailman will accept images from a scanner in 
> its archives or any file where list subscribers can access it since I like 
> to use pictures with email list discussion.
>
>   

You absolutely have no idea of the technical details required to run a 
site of any sort. At this point, you are just a mail adminstrator 
wannabe and should you be let loose, you will most probably very quickly 
get your site listed on blacklists, generate complaints from others to 
your ISP and contribute to the global spam problem. You might get away 
with running a forum though so long as you have no mta software 
installed and if you can keep your box from being rooted. Good luck with 
a dynamic dns setup.