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Date:      Tue, 21 Dec 2004 22:02:35 -0600
From:      Frank Knobbe <frank@knobbe.us>
To:        RL <rlurman@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Running own servers
Message-ID:  <1103688155.7511.11.camel@server1>
In-Reply-To: <e6ceb9d404122119593c84182@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <e6ceb9d4041221192435910b4e@mail.gmail.com> <20041222035615.GA10180@gamerasmog.com> <e6ceb9d404122119593c84182@mail.gmail.com>

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On Tue, 2004-12-21 at 22:59 -0500, RL wrote:
> I just called my cable modem ISP (adelphia) and they said a static IP
> address is $130 per month!!!!!! Forget that!  Now what are my other
> options? I do have a dynDNS address for my dynamic IP, but I can't run
> a DNS server and do reverse DNS with that. :(

Without your ISPs assistance, you wouldn't be able to run reverse DNS
anyway. Forward DNS on dynamic IP's is tricky as you have to
re-register/change your name servers IP address with your domain name
provider every time you get a new address.

DynDNS for SMPT is doable, but forget DNS.

-Frank




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