<quote who="David Guest">
> I recognise that keeping a URL up requires a functioning dynamic DNS
> service and client, but I am not quite clear why you say that you wouldn't
> entrust anything important to it. I agree it would not be suitable for a
> site that gets hundreds of hits per minute but it would be adequate for
> small businesses with much lower volumes.
Sounds like you're talking almost exclusively about websites. Think about
things like email and VPNs... They're much more business critical than a
website.
Regardless, adding more points for breakage isn't wise technically or
financially; there's more to clean up when things break.
> A fixed IP _is_ easier. I note that companies like GPM Internet
> http://www.gpm.net.au/services.html are making their living in this area
> while we wait for Telstra to get serious about it all.
What's the wait? There are a number of providers offering static IPs for
dial-up, ADSL, etc. There's no need to wait for The Greedy One.
- Jeff
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