Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 15:55:04 +0100 (CET) From: Malte Lance <malte.lance@gmx.net> To: dburr@pobox.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Alternative to Monolith Dynamic DNS (DYNDNS) and ATHOME? Message-ID: <199901141455.PAA01882@neuron.webmore.prv> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9901121829400.2908-100000@control.colossus.dyn.ml.org>
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On 12 Jan, Donald Burr wrote: > 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! Start with http://dyndns.nws.net then there is also: http://www.ddns.org Malte. > > 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. -- Malte Lance. --- composed with TkRat To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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