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From: davidn@unique.usn.blaze.net.au (David Nugent)
To: ben@narcissus.ml.org (Snob Art Genre)
Cc: mojoe@wko.com (mojoe), questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: HELP!!!
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Snob Art Genre writes:
> > 3.I want to use it as a dynamic ftp server www server?
> 
> I'm not sure what you mean by "dynamic", but FreeBSD makes
> a fine FTP or web server.

Perhaps he means "on a dynamic ip address"? If so, then no.
You need a static ip number with the same host->ip translation
to run any useful servers at all that are intended to be
accessed from outside of your system.

Regards,

David Nugent - Unique Computing Pty Ltd - Melbourne, Australia
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