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RE: Backing up indefinitely or for set time

From: Brian Collins (listbcnewnanutilities.org)
Date: Wed Mar 01 2006 - 06:46:32 CST


> > Don't put an SMTP server on a dynamic IP address - you'll only create
> > a headache for yourself. If you've enough boxes to be worrying about
> > such things get a static IP address, it will be less work than trying
> > to work around it.
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> I'll add to that - If your ISP won't provide one then change ISP. In my
> experience ISPs that insist on dynamic IP only don't want servers on
> their systems and won't provide proper support.

That is correct. Speaking from the standpoint of an ISP, we provide static
IPs to those that request them for doing things like this. Still, other
than how to avoid being an open relay, we do not offer much support (as in,
how they should configure their (mail|web|other) server. We also don't
offer a lot of sympathy to the ones who become open relays or get themselves
blacklisted because they wanted to send spam and found our SMTP servers
not-very-conducive to that.

--Brian