From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from host3.emwd.com (host3.emwd.com [72.52.162.75]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4B17B10A54 for ; Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:47:14 -0500 (EST) Received: from mail4.gwmicro.com ([70.91.215.109] helo=[10.0.0.19]) by host3.emwd.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1L5SG4-0003tc-PX for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:49:16 -0500 Message-ID: <492DC473.708@asmodean.net> Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:49:39 -0500 From: "Raul A. Gallegos" Organization: I_Am_Organized User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 (Windows/20081105) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: lots of problems solved: my life story References: <5233D45F5C7B4D2482C76A6D169CB553@tdsportable> In-Reply-To: <5233D45F5C7B4D2482C76A6D169CB553@tdsportable> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - host3.emwd.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - braille.uwo.ca X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - asmodean.net X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:47:14 -0000 Hi. In addition to having the static IP, if you have your own domain, Qwest will even do a reverse dns for your static IP. When I was in Denver, I did this with them and it was fantabulous. Tyler Littlefield said the following on 11/26/2008 4:43 PM: > Hello, > If you all remember, I was having issues with mail, I left it for a > while and decided to return to playing with it. > According to my logs, some servers block dynamic IP addresses, and I was > refered to a site that confirmed as much. > On this site I was also told that: > a, dynamic IP addresses were blocked from sending mail, > b, I had to use the Qwest smtp server. > So, I called up tech support and actually for once in my life found > someone who sounded like they new what they were talking about. > We covered the problems with my modem, and got to briding the modem and > using my linxsys which I want to put open wrt on anyway as the real > router, which I am going to end up doing sometime when I have the time > to play with it. > Then he told me that qwest didn't supply smtp to "home" customers, > (shocking!), and my only bet was a static IP. > So, I obtained the static IP, and lots of things (including mail) are > now in working order. > -- Raul A. Gallegos -- http://www.asmodean.net __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 3643 (20081126) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com