If you do get your server up and going (or any server for that matter), be sure to secure it well. A friend had one setup some years ago (win2k I think) and it was his first attempt. After about 3 days, someone hacked his FTP, changed the passwords so they could get back in any time they wanted and began to transform it into a warez site. Sigh. He found it early because he just happen to be working on the server that day and noticed all those folders that he did not make. So, make sure you secure it well.

At every moment you can pretty much assume that someone is trying to find a unsecured port or back door to your box. And I can not stress the important of having a good backup scheme because at some point you WILL have to use it.