Date: 06/26/06
From: Greg ()
Date: 06/26/06
Thanks to everyone for the suggestions. Especially to Marc for
pointing me to ddclient-- it looks like just what I'm looking for.
I'll check out Butler.net too.
On Monday 26 June 2006 09:53 am, Richard Thomas wrote:
> Greg wrote:
> > On a side note... I'm using bellsouth.net, which is of course
> > blocking port 25, thereby screwing me out of running a
> > mailserver. I haven't yet tried ports 80, or 22, although those
> > are the remaining ones most important to me. Does anyone know if
> > bellsouth blocks these also? Any tips or comments now that I'm
> > finally in the fast lane?
>
> You can do as I did and go with Butler.net. No port blocking and a
> static IP. However, Bellsouth's business DSL services have come
> down in price since I joined. and I believe you can get static IP
> and unblocked ports at a competitive price. I think Bellsouth may
> even unblock 25 on what you have if you ask them nicely.
>
> I'd probably seriously think about going back to Bellsouth myself
> except that I'm annoyed at them requiring me to have a land line
> from them even though I'm getting my DSL from someone else. Also
> because I'm apparently not eligible for the high-speed service even
> though the CO is only over the other side of the street. And the
> whole port blocking thing which, being undocumented, counts as self
> induced FUD on their part.
>
> Rich
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