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Re: I.P. address notification of change or setting up static address

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On 2015-01-13, Tom Evans <tomevans9890@yahoo.ca> wrote:
> On 2015-01-13 03:28:19 +0000, Doc O'Leary said:
>
>> For your reference, records indicate that
>> Tom Evans <tomevans9890@yahoo.ca> wrote:
>> 
>>> It's important to use such a program because I wouldn't know without it
>>> if my external I.P. address has changed.
>> 
>> Nonsense.  There are any number of ways to find out your externally
>> routed IP, including using your own web server itself, which is the main
>> target of interest.  Just have your computer regularly visit a particular
>> URL on the site (e.g., /exclude/home_mac).  It can even 404 if you don’t
>> mind that, be behind a NAT or proxy or who knows what.  Then your own
>> server will have a record of your “real” IP as said server sees it.  A
>> far better solution; no need to send me or anyone else five bucks.
>
> Thanks, Don.
>
> But I don't understand your proposed solutions, because your proposed 
> solutions are written like a computer gerk would write them.

If it were me, I'd have written a script to do it. I'm aware that's not
useful to those who aren't familiar with such things, which is why I
didn't bother suggesting an alternative solution.

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JR

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I.P. address notification of change or setting up static address Tom Evans <tomevans9890@yahoo.ca> - 2015-01-09 19:20 -0800
  Re: I.P. address notification of change or setting up static address Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-01-10 16:29 +1300
    Re: I.P. address notification of change or setting up static address Lloyd Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2015-01-09 22:10 -0600
  Re: I.P. address notification of change or setting up static address Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-10 14:44 +0000
    Re: I.P. address notification of change or setting up static address Tom Evans <tomevans9890@yahoo.ca> - 2015-01-12 07:25 -0800
      Re: I.P. address notification of change or setting up static address Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-12 15:54 +0000
        Re: I.P. address notification of change or setting up static address Tom Evans <tomevans9890@yahoo.ca> - 2015-01-12 17:21 -0800
          Re: I.P. address notification of change or setting up static address Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2usenet2014.subsume.com> - 2015-01-13 03:28 +0000
            Re: I.P. address notification of change or setting up static address Tom Evans <tomevans9890@yahoo.ca> - 2015-01-13 08:06 -0800
              Re: I.P. address notification of change or setting up static address Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-13 16:39 +0000
            Re: I.P. address notification of change or setting up static address Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-13 16:37 +0000
  Re: I.P. address notification of change or setting up static address Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2usenet2014.subsume.com> - 2015-01-10 15:25 +0000
    Re: I.P. address notification of change or setting up static address Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-01-11 08:33 -0500

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