Hello gentlemen, I was a silent member of msnf.org for some time, but now I have a problem and I do hope that this really can help me. I do not like starting asking for something form the very first message but unfortunately I have to do it now. Anyway, I would like to ask a few questions, I already have searched the forum, actually I have read everything regarding IIS but could not find the answer... So here we are: The firm I am working at has purchased a server about a year ago, now they have decided to start offering some web space to people around (friends etc.) and decided to use that server as a web server. Our company too small and I am the only one in care of all the computers we have. And as you may guess I have no idea about servers (maybe very little). Now, let's come to the sweetest part, how will I do it? I do not want to ask it in general because I already got some idea from the posts that I have read. I have read also about the apache php mysql setup, but what I need is IIS actually. We already have Windows 2000 Advanced Server installed which we plan to upgrade to 2003 and also we have IIS installed. So where do I start? How do I set it up so that first of all we can reach it through our local network? And what do I need to change later on to open it to the outer world? I read something about DNS server, do I need to set it up? If yes then how? Can I just make it in the way I like or I should follow some certain and maybe strict rules? Or is it someone else who will arrange DNS for us? We have static IP, we have a domain, now pointing to somewhere else. So where do I begin with DNS server or IIS? O.K, that was the first part, I hope you are not tired of reading. Second part is as we are going to be a hosting company certainly we will need to setup some other sites as well. I know that it is possible to setup more than one domain on the same IP but I do not know how... And the last but believe me not the least, is the mail server... Of course I will have to setup this one too, so I also need information about it. I know (actually I heard) something about MX records, and I think they are arranged in DNS server, but how and what I am going to do with them? Do we need a different software for this or IIS can manage it? Well I think that is all for now, I am patient, I love reading and learning, do not bother yourself to write just point somewhere.. I tried google but unfortunately could find nothing suitable for me or I just missed it. Thank you all in advance, waiting for you reply(ies)!!