I think that allowing access to another server could much more easily be done by IP address, than other means.
On 11/15/05, Steve Holdoway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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It's never happened to me, and I do run one.
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Good point, although you'll only lose mail if the new owner of your old IP
also runs a mail server. I'm updating no-ip every 5 minutes - you can
screw that down to 1 minute if you wish. I think I may run the update
process on my mail server though - it makes more sense!
Steve
On Tue, November 15, 2005 1:24 pm, Volker Kuhlmann wrote:
>> What does a static IP address give you that no-ip or dyndns can't? I
>> certainly wouldn't pay for one!
>
> Not much, but you might care about it. You can't run a mail server on
> dyndns without risking to lose mail or have it delivered to someone else
> while your DNS catches up with your new IP. You're also relying on DNS
> lookups for not being cached for longer than you specified. No big deal
> if you don't run a mail server, and if you don't mind your web server
> being unavailable for a minute or two each time your IP changes.
>
> No I wouldn't pay for one either. It would make the Orcon deal
> uncompetitive.
>
> Volker
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