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What's my email address on a PPP connection?
Suppose I have a PPP connection to a host, and I am assigned an IP address dynamically. Can someone send me mail to my PC via that temporary address while I am logged in? Right now, for instance, I have been assigned the IP address 152.3.249.80. From some other system, can someone send me mail as harlow@152.3.249.80, assuming harlow is a valid userid on my PC?
I don't have an officially assigned domain name for my machine, so that isn't an option. I have the machine set up with the name jeh.linux.org and IP address 192.168.0.1, which (according to NET-2/3 HOWTO), is available for internal use only.
I normally receive mail at my system at work, but when I am home and using Linux, I would like to be able to forward incoming mail directly to the PC. Any suggestions?
Justin Harlow
harlow@src.org
I don't have an officially assigned domain name for my machine, so that isn't an option. I have the machine set up with the name jeh.linux.org and IP address 192.168.0.1, which (according to NET-2/3 HOWTO), is available for internal use only.
I normally receive mail at my system at work, but when I am home and using Linux, I would like to be able to forward incoming mail directly to the PC. Any suggestions?
Justin Harlow
harlow@src.org
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The reason all this is even a problem is that my employer refuses to run a POP3 server for various security and theological reasons. They also have a firewall that only allows dumb-terminal connections from a remote location. As a result, I use my account at a local university as my ISP when I am working at home. I want to get the temporary hostname from the university connection, and then forward my company mail to my remote when I am working at home. Happily, your input helped me do it!
Thanks
JEH