From: Michal Bartczak (mikerro_at_asp.waw.pl)
Date: 2001-10-13 20:03:49
> > It's a bad idea to use a host without a static IP address or even > one that is > not online 24*7 as a mail host! Yes, it does work, but only because you're > abusing other peoples resources. While you are offline or while > your new IP > address is propagated through the net, my mail server is > buffering mails for > you and trying to establish a connection all 5 minutes or so. This ties up > harddisk space and network bandwith. Try to tell that to some polish providers. They just 'invented' a brand new internet providing method: forget about static IP, and pay for every transfered megabit (you've readed correctly, for every 128kb). Price is about 1 cent/megabit (22% tax not included). Sadly, there are places where you have no other choice :( M. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list send mail to majordomo_at_musoftware.de with the string "unsubscribe cc65" in the body(!) of the mail.
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