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Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2003 18:13:18 -0400
From: "David S. Jackson" <deepbsd@earthlink.net>
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Subject: Finding your dynamic external IP
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If your external IP number changes, as with DHCP, is there a way
to find out what it currently is?  I was thinking you could keep
BitchX logged into a chat channel and script a /dns yournick and
email yourself the results from time to time.   

How would you do it?

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David S. Jackson                        dsj@dsj.net
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