Re: Selection of Appropriate Local SMTP Relay

[Patrick Greenwell <patrick () cybernothing org>]

On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, Forrest W. Christian wrote:

> I'm going to make a pitch for the IP-address based method.
>
> Specifically, if you have a set of well known IP addresses for common
> services, thus something like:
>
> 223.255.255.1 - Primary DNS
> 223.255.255.2 - Secondary DNS
> 223.255.255.3 - SMTP Mail
> 223.255.255.4 - Time Server
>
> You could very easily support this in ANY network.  No additional
> HW/software required.

Just IP addresses, which are completely free and as easily available as
tap water, right?

I run 3 of the aforementioned services on a box at home using a single
IP. Are you suggesting that I should need 3 IP addresses within a
specific range in a netblock to do so?

Somehow I fail to see how this is a particularly stellar idea.

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                               Patrick Greenwell                          
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