[ale] sendmail -mindspring-ISP ignorance
Michael Johnson
mjohnson at c-cor.net
Mon Dec 4 08:28:25 EST 2000
> -----Original Message-----
>
> > Mindspring likes to change its server names and IP
> addresses when they
> > upgrade hardware because they're too stupid to have the
> new system have
> > the same name and IP address as the old system and simply
> rename the old
> > system (now destined for some other service). They also cannot be
> > bothered to send email to their customers when this happens.
>
> this is inaccurate.
>
> smtp.mindspring.com is actually just an alias for
> mail.mindspring.com
> smtp points to the same servers plus additional machines.
I find nothing stupid in that. I was under the impression that DNS
was for this type of scenario exactly. Names may never need change
but IP's OTOH may change frequently.
Being an SA I have done this many times and it still baffles me how
people complain about IP's changing although the DNS entry has always
pointed correctly.
MHO only. :)
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