fetchmail question

[Igor Gueths]

They could be using Dynamic Dns? But this would be rather unprofessional as far as an isp goes. 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Steve Holmes <steve at holmesgrown.com>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 11:52 PM
Subject: Re: fetchmail question


> You mean the address of the e-mail server changes from time to time?
> Never heard of such a thing.  I can well understand your own I/P
> address changing, hence dynamic assignment but the e-mail server must
> have a static I/P address.  If the address to the server is changing,
> there must be some way to address it as there would be no other way
> unless they have some arbertrary name assigned and they map that to
> the address.  <hmmmm> sounds like a DNS deal if that is what they are
> doing at all.
> 
> On Mon, May 20, 2002 at 10:24:27PM -0500, Richard Villa wrote:
> > Janina,
> > 
> > That would work, except for the fact that the ISP uses dynamic IP address
> > assignment.
> > 
> > 
> > It is better to give than to receive. don't believe me, just ask a boxer.
> > 
> > Richard
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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