On Wed, 28 Aug 1996 13:15:21 -0400 C.A.Smith said: > >I'm looking into getting a permanent IP address, but it's the price that's >getting me right now. It WILL happen in the future. :) > >I'm just getting into listservers and don't understand how to set one up >yet. Why is it doomed from the start to have a dynamic ip? It's not going >to be a very big list, at least not from the start. I'm going to keep it >small, while I'm learning, and then advertise it a little when I'm more >comfortable with it. The reason it won't work with a dynamic IP address is because no one can find you to send to your list. You have to have a permanent network address for people to be able to send mail to your list. This means a permanent IP address, listed in a nameserver so that when I want to send mail to your list, I can get to it. This just won't work with a constantly changing IP address. In fact, to really run a list properly, you should be connected to the internet full time. Running a list from a part time dial connection will provide sub-standard service to your subscribers. Harold Owner of the oldest continuous operating listserv in the world