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Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2006 16:09:20 -0500
From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com>
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Subject: Re: forward hosted domain / subdomain to local box
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Pete C wrote:
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> . . at the hosted domain, I have access to DNS records, and the 'control
> panel' has alias and redirect options, but require an ip or hostname . .
> . I reversedDNS'd my current ip to  ool-4357635e.dyn.optonline.net but I
> don't know if hostname changes with the ip . . .
> . . in a bit over my head on this one . . .
> . . any 'easy' way to do this . . . no, really ;)

You can't host a domain reliably without having a permanent static IP.
Try www.dyndns.org instead...?

-- 
-Chuck