The only problem with that is that people start using "myhost.dynamic-dns-provider.com" as their domain name for email. That's not bad in and of itself, except when they're on a dialup modem link and {dis|re}connect often. The DNS RR's get updated often, mail servers cache them, and try to connect to the wrong IP. Mail gets queued and backed up, etc. etc.
The smart host is definitely the way to go. j. -- Jeremy L. Gaddis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -----Original Message----- From: martin f krafft [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 10:38 PM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Yow, Madduck! also sprach Jeremy L. Gaddis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.01.11.0338 +0100]: > If you're on a dialup link, why don't you use your > ISP's mail server as a smart host? Let them take > care of your mail delivery. that would be the proper way of doing it. or to get a dynamic host name... -- martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.) \____ echo mailto: !#^."<*>"|tr "<*> mailto:" [EMAIL PROTECTED] "in the stage of grand illusion you walked into my life out of my dreams." -- david bowie