On 11/08/2010 03:18 PM, Stan Hoeppner wrote: > Paul Cartwright put forth on 11/8/2010 12:05 PM: > >> I already have a static IP from my ISP, Atlantic Nexus. I CAN do email >> from them, but there are problems with people & ISPs that will not >> accept email from static IPs with no "Domain host" behind them.. what am >> I missing.. > I think you're misunderstanding the technology and terminology. Dynamic > or static IP refers to the type of IP address assignment to your > broadband router, whether DSL or cable. It's the public IP in your > house, for the lack of a more technical description. no, my Static IP is from my ISP > Who is your broadband provider? Is your IP from them static or dynamic? > Either way you can still host your own mail server. It's just easier > if it's static. my ISP is Atlantic Nexus, atnex.net they provided the static IP.. $5 a month:)
>> that IS my goal.. getting IMAP working was a good leap in the right >> direction. >> Last time I dropped my domain provider & tried to host it myself, I >> didn't have the "infrastructure" in place.. DNS, MX... >> I thought you need two IPs for MX records. or am I confusing things.(again) > If doing DNS yourself, you need two physical machines to host the zones, > a master and a slave, with a public IP address bound to each, each > accessible from the internet. THAT's the part I don't have.. I only have a single static IP... > An MX record is simply a record that says "deliver email for domain.tld > to smtp.domain.tld". smtp.domain.tld is an A record that points to the > IP address of your router. You map TCP port 25 on the router to the > private IP address of your Postfix server. That's pretty much it. right, port forwarding.. I do that now for my web server.. > Frankly speaking, trying to setup and operate your own DNS servers would > cost you more in time and treasure than simply paying for DNS service. > As I stated earlier, I pay $5/month for DNS service with TZO (paid > yearly). The service they sell is dynamic dns service geared toward > residential broadband users, much like dyndns.org. The big difference > WRT dyndns.org is that you use your own real domain name, which enables > you to run your own MX host, i.e. inbound mail server. > > The only thing required is a TZO enabled router, or software running on > a Linux or Windows server. This is what sends your dynamic IP address > to the DNS servers when your ISP changes it. It works very well. I've > been a customer since 2005 and not had a single issue, either when I had > dynamic IP service or static IP service. Setup is very easy, if you > have basic knowledge of DNS. If you don't, Google and this list are > your friends. :) the reason I GOT a static IP was just for a mail server.. That's why I got the dyndns domain, to play with it, get it working, THEN move my real domain.. never got that far because of the lack of 2 DNS servers.. so what you are saying is, I could do it with a DNS hosting service like TZO. So I would trade my domain hosting fee for a DNS hosting fee, and have all my emails come DIRECTLY to my local server ( do not pass go:).. on TZO all I see is services with a dynamic IP, or maybe I am missing it.. I do have a static IP, I DO I do I do :) -- Paul Cartwright Registered Linux user # 367800 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4cd8649d.4050...@pcartwright.com
