In the corporate world, it was certainly handy to keep user and workstation name mappings consistent when we used WINS and the WINS timeout was far longer than the duration of a dialup session.
Andrew 8) > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Glenn \ WCNet > Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 10:48 AM > To: Declude.JunkMail@declude.com > Subject: Re: [Declude.JunkMail] Funny RDNS > > There may be any number of reasons why a static IP is useful > on a dial-up. > I have several customers who have a penchant for sending > mass-forwards of jokes and other debris. If one of them gets > caught by HiJack, it may be several hours until I have an > opportunity to check the mail server, and anyone else who > happened to connect and get the blocked IP would be unable to > send mail. By setting a static IP on their RADIUS record, > they get caught, but no one else can get those IPs and also > be blocked in the interim. These are typical users who are > just as likely as anyone else to catch a spam-zombie > infection, so I don't want to whitelist them in HiJack. > It's also easier to trace reported spam (like from the AOL > feedback loop) to a specific user, without having to play > detective with RADIUS logs. And it facilitates remote > control with pcAnywhere. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin Bilbee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "JunkMail Declude" <declude.junkmail@declude.com> > Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 12:16 PM > Subject: [Declude.JunkMail] Funny RDNS > > > I got a laugh when I saw this RDNS. > > ip-66-234-163-182.static.dialup.wireweb.net > > A dedicated IP on a dial up. Are we going backwards? > > Kevin Bilbee > Network Administrator > Standard Abrasives, Inc. > ____________________________________ > Changing the way industry works. > --- > This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To > unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and > type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found > at http://www.mail-archive.com. > > --- > This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To > unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and > type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found > at http://www.mail-archive.com. > --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com.
