Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 18:37:52 -0800 (PST) From: Donald Burr <dburr@pobox.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Alternative to Monolith Dynamic DNS (DYNDNS) and ATHOME? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9901121829400.2908-100000@control.colossus.dyn.ml.org>
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For quite a while now, I have been using a wonderful, FREE service called Monolith (http://www.ml.org/). Their service, called Dynamic DNS (DNS) has allowed me to have a hostname for my FreeBSD box, even though I have a "dynamic" dialup connection (i.e. I get a different IP number every time I dial in). This is accomplished by running a little program in your ip-up script that basically sends your current IP address to MOnolith, who automatically updates their DNS tables. Unfortunately, this fine service has bitten the dust, due to one server crash too many. May it rest in peace. I'm now looking for a similar service, since this functionality (having a domain for my machine) is very useful to me (I often log in to my machine from school to transfer files, etc., also I often leave files for friends who can log in anytime using ftp to get them), and I am not willing to pay the significantly-inflated prices that my ISP charges for a static IP with routing, domain name, etc. (nor am I willing to switch ISP's... I've finally found a nice friendly ISP with good connectivity and fast modems). I also used another wonderful Monolith service, called ATHOME. It is a URL forwarding service. My web page is at GeoCities,which as you know has really nasty, hard-to-remember URL's (plus, they don't fit easily on a business card). So, I used Monolith's ATHOME service, to forward the url "http://DonaldBurr.base.org/" to "http://www.geocities.com/Blah/Blah/Blah". Unfortunately, this fine service has also met its maker. Does anyone have any pointers as to currently-existing services that can replace these vital (to me) functions? Obviously (being the starving-student-type) I'd prefer free, or voluntary donation, but I wouldn't mind paying a reasonable fee for this type of service. Any pointers? Many thanks in advance! Donald Burr <dburr@pobox.com> *NEW EMAIL ADDRESS!* | PGP: Your WWW HomePage: http://DonaldBurr.base.org/ ICQ#16997506 | right to Address: P.O. Box 91212, Santa Barbara, CA 93190-1212 | 'Net privacy. Phone: (805) 957-9666 FAX: (800) 492-5954 | USE IT. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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