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auto IP address e-mailer

I can't seem to find a utility that can periodically check an e-mail address and reply to the sender with my current IP address.

Anyone know of a freeware utility performing this function that will run on Windows 95?
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goto freewarehome.com and check under networking, you'll find some freebies which can broadcast your ip for you.
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How did you receive the email request if the sender doesn't know your current address?
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Yes, there's a ton of stuff out there that will broadcast your IP address to a web page or e-mail it once you come online, but I can't seem to find anything that will actually reply to an e-mail request with the current IP address.
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Well, e-mail addresses never change!  Dynamic IP addresses do!
Why do you need that?

If you use ICQ, the sender could check your IP there.
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Because not everyone uses ICQ.  Some use AOL instant messenger, and sometimes all you have around is e-mail (work environment) when it is not practical to use web-based IP broadcasting (which I already have).
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also you can downlaod an util that allows you to creat a static name so that no matter what ip you're assigned to, they'd always resolved to this name.
So all you have to do is pass along this name.
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Nope!  I never even thought about a dynamic name server.  Thanks for the pointer!

www.benjamin.yi.org
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iwin:

I did actually consider a static name; however it costed money and I never could decide on a name anyway.

yi.org didn't seem to have very many users, so it was relatively easy to pick something I wanted.

Thanks all.