Even though I have managed to obtain relatively low-cost ad-free web hosting in the past, I have decided that even this low cost cannot be justified because
This last point is particularly important. It means that I must establish multiple mirror sites. This would make the cost of a hobbyist sevice prohibitive. So I plan to use multiple free (ad-supported) servers. I chose Yahoo Geocities partly because of the favorable experience I've had with Yahoo! Mail, which is accessible anywhere in the world. I've had good access speeds, even in Asia.