Web hosting, DSL, and domain names

[Laura Conrad]

>>>>> "SRE" == Scott R Ehrlich <scott at MIT.EDU> writes:

    SRE> I have a domain name registered with a web hosting provider.
    SRE> The domain name has an associated IP address as assigned by
    SRE> the hosting provider.  If I were to eventually switch from
    SRE> cable modem service to DSL via speakeasy, for example, would
    SRE> I be able to "share" my domain name and IP on my line if I
    SRE> wanted to let the hosting provider continue to host my domain
    SRE> name?

I have a domain name (laymusic.org) with my web space provider
(hostrocket), and a static IP address from Speakeasy.  So what I do is
ask hostrocket to do the DNS that says my speakeasy IP is
serpent.laymusic.org, and speakeasy does the reverse DNS that causes
the mail I send from my desktop computer not to bounce.  I could of
course send the mail via either the speakeasy or the hostrocket
server, but it seems to be simpler to just send my own.


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