I don't think it would be wise to rely on your ip address staying the
same when you have dhcp... even though I have experience similiar
results as you. Because I leave my computer on all the time my ip
address changes only about every 4 months. I have also noticed that
dynamic dns services can be some what unreliable at times. Although I
trust them enough to access information through them I do not always
trust them to be there to receive information. Your right. This method
is ineffecient, however it is exremely reliable and cost effective when
your only dealing with a small amount of people (< 5).
Lukas Beeler wrote:
>On Thu, Aug 16, 2001 at 05:32:15PM -0400, Kevin Fonner wrote:
>
>>I know it's strange. It's great for the home though. I have a very
>>fast connection into my home (cable modem), however it has a dhcp
>>address.
>>
>
>iam using a cablemodem too, and have the MX pointing at my home adress.
>Did'nt exceed the lease time in the last half year = always the same ip
>adress.
>
>>So I have the person who hosts my domain just stick all the
>>mail for the domain into a pop mailbox (This way I don't have to
>>purchase any more pop-mailboxs.
>>
>
>that's some kind if inefficient. why don't you just use an dyndns
>account, and set yourself as primary mx ?
>
>>When I am away I use a dynamic dns service to
>>access my imap server.
>>
>
>why don't you use that for MX ?
>
