[NTLUG:Discuss] Mail server not propagating?

[brian@pongonova.net]

On Sun, Jul 14, 2002 at 07:57:25PM -0500, Greg Edwards wrote:
> Now having said that I'll also say that I would not recommend doing this 
> either.  Your going to find that you WILL NOT be able to update reverse 
> addr records cause you don't own the IP block that your Dynamic IP was 
> in.  Trying to host from a dynamic IP just causes more problems than 
> it's worth.  Using non static IPs on the net creates traffic that can 
> never be resolved due to the reverse addr lookup problem as well as the 
> incorrect delivery of traffic while a new address is being propagated to 
> countless servers.  Just my $.02.

Some of us have not choice, especially when broadband carriers can change their
terms on an arbitrary basis.  My static IP address was taken away from me after
reorganization...even though I had, *in writing*, agreed to service in return for
one static IP address. 

Conscientious use of dynamic nameservers such as everydns.net will not cause more
problems than it's worth.  Reverse lookups are overrated anyways.  I can think of
no legitimate reasons for even using reverse lookup. I suppose I'm also guilty of
network congestion caused by my refusal to open port 113 (ident)?  

  --Brian