After spending a while shopping around it looks like I’ve found the place to put a Basternae server when the time comes for on-line testing: Slicehost (http://www.slicehost.com)

Their virtual private server (VPS) hosting starts at $20 a month and is easy to upgrade. I don’t want to spend much since MUDs typically don’t generate any income whatsoever, and Slicehost ought to be a relatively painless way to go.

The head web application programmer here at work uses them and only has good things to say.