Running own servers

[Chris]

RL wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 23:04:55 -0500, RL <rlurman at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>>On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 22:02:35 -0600, Frank Knobbe <frank at knobbe.us> wrote:
>>
>>>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
> 
> 
> 
>   So I guess my only option *if* I wanted to do this was to buy a
>   business class DSL service that offers a static IP?

Correct - then again *IF* the DSL provider will allow you to be 
authoritive (and that's not really gonna happen) They will howver, do 
the reverse for you at that point.

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Best regards,
Chris

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