We're a University, not an ISP. Dymanic IP is the only way we run
dialup service.
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On Wed, 15 Apr 1998, Tony Earnshaw wrote:
>Philip Hazel wrote:
>
>> > The A record can vary since the final host is a dialup machine.
>
>> Aarrgghh!! Exim's retry database is keyed by host name + IP address so
>> that it can avoid bad IP addresses on multihomed hosts. If the IP
>> address keeps changing, then it isn't going to work.
>
>> There would appear to be no correct way to handle this.
>
>There's a very good way, in fact. The respective client asks his ISP for
>a permanent IP number. This normally costs UKP 7:00 here for the ISPs
>who don't normally work with permanent IP numbers. More respectable ISPs
>work with permanent numbers anyway and often offer better services.
>
>Tony
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