On 12 Jul 99, at 7:10, Thing wrote:

> I just rebooted the M10 on Sunday and got the same IP has anybody seen the
> same thing yesterday? ie has telecom quietly reverted to semistatic IPs
> because of the problems?

Conspiracy theory? AGAIN? <grin>

As mention in a previous message, the frequent IP changes were
related to RAN problems. Apparently the RAN has been fixed. Hence
the lack of change.

> Getting Sendmail going and in light of Telecom's pricing structure
> reminded me of Harold's comment a while back why do we need an ISP? Why
> do i need to spend $20 on an ISP when I could put it towards a static IP
> when they become available (so ppl say)?

A thought: Telecom are providing transport only. They don't provide the
IP. That "belongs" to the ISP. And so does the DNS to resolve that IP.
 People also know who to complain to if you act up: your ISP. Not that
everyone online has their ISP resolve[1] their IP.

> Has Paradise (wasnt there another?) joined the launch? their home page
> doesnt exactly shout it, I certainly cant find a word in their pricing
> plans or elsewhere.

Ring them.

[1] - by resolve their IP, I mean the process of associating 210-55-152-
102.ipnets.xtra.co.nz with 210.55.152.102.

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