ATT's change of domain name

[tlyons at digitalvoodoo.org (Tim Lyons)]

Depends.

As I see it, you really have two options here;

  1) Wait until attbi is legal and change all your subscriptions
     ...until a new owner steps up and decides to make us use their
     domain... Or 1b) setup a free web-based account and use that...

  2) Setup your own mail server/dyndns/(optional domain) and
     transfer all subscriptions.  

Either way you need to make the changes to your subscriptions; why 
not make it to something permanent that you can retain control of
No matter who your ISP is.

Of course, with a mailserver comes all the associated tasks involved
in ensuring it is secure and not an open relay (especially if you 
want to bounce mail off it when traveling).  You should also consider 
implementing secure means of authentication/transfer for external mail 
access.  AntiVirus scanning of mail should be another consideration - 
it saves me a lot of headaches with the family.

If you go the mailserver route,  Checkout dnydns.org or hn.org for 
your dynamic DNS needs.  I use DynDns.org for my primary domain and
HN for all the others.   

--Tim


-----Original Message-----
From: John Malloy [mailto:johnmalloy at mediaone.net] 
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 12:54
To: tlyons at digitalvoodoo.org; discuss at blu.org
Subject: RE: ATT's change of domain name



That will be a logistical nightmare for quite a few people.

Is there any way to make is less of a hassle?

JM


>That's correct as they are discontinuing the use of mediaone.net in
>March.
>All mail will bounce unless addressed properly.
>
>--Tim
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: discuss-admin at blu.org [mailto:discuss-admin at blu.org] On Behalf Of
>John Malloy
>Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 12:22
>To: discuss at blu.org
>Cc: isig at blu.org
>Subject: ATT's change of domain name
>
>
>
>What are the implications of ATT's change of domain name?
>
>http://boston.com/dailynews/019/region/100_000_AT_T_cable_modem_subsc:.
s
>html
>
>
>Will we all have to change every listserv we are subscribed to the new
>attbi?
>
>
>
>Thanks!
>
>John Malloy
>johnmalloy at mediaone.net
>
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Thanks!

John Malloy
johnmalloy at mediaone.net