<tongue firmly in cheek> Given that IPV6 is about to burst onto the scene[1], typing in a domain name is going to be a lot quicker than an IP address! </tic>
Steve [1] And has been since before the millenium! On Tue, November 15, 2005 2:35 pm, Olwen Williams wrote: > From my point of view I asked about a static IP address because I was > looking at doing some scripting for someone who required a static IP > address. > > 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: >> >> <fatal> >> It's never happened to me, and I do run one. >> </fatal> >> 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 >> > >> > -- >> > Volker Kuhlmann is possibly list0570 with the domain in header >> > http://volker.dnsalias.net/ Please do not CC list postings to me. >> > >> >> >> -- >> Work like you don't need the money, >> Love like your heart has never been broken and >> Dance like no one can see you. >> > -- Work like you don't need the money, Love like your heart has never been broken and Dance like no one can see you.
