Thanks to Bill Barry I use whatismyip.com in a shell script that runs
every 15 minutes. If Frontier has changed my IP address, then the script
effects that change at the registrar's DNS servers.
Today I actually read the message associated with an IP address change and
learned that whatismyip.com has removed the Microsoft .asp version of their
tool. Now, an un-registered user gets 5 IP address lookups per _day_. With a
free account a registered user gets 12 IP address lookups per _hour_. Since
my cron job runs 4 times per hour that is certainly adequate for my needs.
The provider also has two higher-level memberships for pay (from $1/month to
$50/year).
For others here using (or considering using) whatismyip.com, here's the
URL to sign up for the free (or paid) services:
<http://www.whatismyip.com/membership-options/>
Rich
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