From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Dec 23 16:28:22 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id QAA24061 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 23 Dec 1997 16:28:22 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from mail.classifieds2000.com (imail1.genuity.net [204.74.114.95]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id QAA24052 for ; Tue, 23 Dec 1997 16:28:15 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from brian@classifieds2000.com) Received: from [207.240.82.153] by mail.classifieds2000.com (SMTPD32-3.04) id A6E75EBC011C; Tue, 23 Dec 1997 17:27:19 -0700 Message-ID: <349FE88B.527@classifieds2000.com> Date: Tue, 23 Dec 1997 16:36:27 +0000 From: "brian@classifieds2000.com" Reply-To: brian@classifieds2000.com X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01 (WinNT; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: bohandas@best.com CC: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How register hostname to DNS?? Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > Hi Jaeho; > If you are doing this stuff on a regular pc, > connected to the inet via modem, into a ppp account, > then you need TWO things to get ALL services working, > and people seeing your pc as FULLY QUALIFIED Inet Host; > > 1. Either get a Domain of your own from InterNIC, > this is rather difficult if you're NOT in USA, > or if you are a POOR user, a VERY GOOD alternative, > is to let someone else recognize your machine, which may > be ; > > A. Your ISP ( many of them will have convulsions, > just mentioning it) ,aka, REFUSE to do it. > B. Pay Peanuts to either; > http://www.dynip.com <-- I use this > or http://www.monolith.com ( not sure about the URL) > You are probably thinking of: http://www.ml.org/ml/