Re: Sending mail with no DNS

["Matthew Walker" <mwalker@silug.org>]

You don't have to *notify* the ISP necessarily to make it work, you just
have to make sure you have your own DNS servers that have static IP
addresses (and your ISP can't be filtering/firewalling access to your stuff)


----- Original Message -----
From: "goesbatu" <goesbatu@siu.edu>
To: <silug-discuss@silug.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 7:16 AM
Subject: Re: Sending mail with no DNS


> Hey, thanks!  I was in the same situation.  BTW, where is the
> best way to go to get a domain name?  My ISP is CECC in
> Carbondale.  If I get a domain name, do I have to notify the ISP
> to get it going?
>
> --Chester
>
> Matthew Walker wrote:
> >
> > yes, it can be done... do a mail awilson@[10.11.12.13]
> > instead ( square brackets around the outside of the ip address)
>
>
> <http://www.cs.siu.edu/~goesbatu>     <mailto:goesbatu@siu.edu>
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