From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 23 19:33:54 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0D31816A4CE for ; Fri, 23 Jul 2004 19:33:54 +0000 (GMT) Received: from internet.potentialtech.com (h-66-167-251-6.phlapafg.covad.net [66.167.251.6]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DC45E43D1F for ; Fri, 23 Jul 2004 19:33:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wmoran@potentialtech.com) Received: from working.potentialtech.com (pa-plum-cmts1e-68-68-113-64.pittpa.adelphia.net [68.68.113.64]) by internet.potentialtech.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 12DF569A39; Fri, 23 Jul 2004 15:33:52 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 15:33:51 -0400 From: Bill Moran To: "alden.pierre" Message-Id: <20040723153351.08dad176.wmoran@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <410168D7.3090308@verizon.net> References: <410168D7.3090308@verizon.net> Organization: Potential Technologies X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.9.12 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd4.9) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Questions in regards to Domain and port 80 being blocked X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 19:33:54 -0000 "alden.pierre" wrote: > I have a few questions in requards to registering a domain. > > 1. My ISP blocks port 80 is there a work around which will allow me to > run my own web server? There are dozens of workarounds, but you can lose your internet access as they all violate your agreement. > 2. My IP is dynamic will this effect me if I want to run my own email, > ftp, or web server? Yes, you'll need some way to automagically update the DNS when the IP changes, there are ways to accomplish this as well. > 3. Since my IP is dynamic is there a specific domain register I should > be looking into? Don't know a specific answer to this one. -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com