Thanks Sherri. I think between you and Dale I understand a little more about this IP number business. I don't need a static IP address for my e-mail. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Harold Kilmer, NMGenWeb SC http://www.nmgenweb.us/ CC for Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Lea, Lincoln, Quay, and Roosevelt Counties in New Mexico. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sherri" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 4:04 AM Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD] Hacker Attacks > Harold, > > A static IP is one that doesn't change as you log on and off from the > internet. By far, the vast majority of users will not have a static IP > address, they'll have what is referred to as a dynamic IP address. The > ISPs > have blocks of IP addresses that get shared between users as they log on > and > off of the internet. The more IP addresses that a ISP has to have to meet > their customer requirements, the more it costs them (the ISP). > > Anyone can request a static IP address from your ISP, but the cost may be > higher. I know, for me, a static IP address would have an additional > charge > of $25.00/month on top of my basic internet access charge. > > A static IP address is sometimes required by software constraints - I know > we've run into the requirement in/on one of the Projects that I work with > because we're running a script that renames images and uploads them to a > different server. Some web developers and/or projects also require them > for > various other reasons. For 99.99% of us a static IP address is not > required > for what we do. > > Sherri > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Harold Kilmer > Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 10:15 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD] Hacker Attacks > > Don't take this off the state list. This is how some of us learn about a > static IP number. How do you get one? What good is it? > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Harold Kilmer, NMGenWeb SC http://www.nmgenweb.us/ > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Butler County Coordinator" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 2:06 PM > Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD] Hacker Attacks > > >> Sorry I did not notice that my response went to the list until I received >> a copy of it, but since few, if any, of us have a static IP address, does >> it really matter who sees it? It is constantly changing. >> >> >> Wilda Murphy, county coordinator >> http://theusgenweb.org/al/butler/ >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 1:39 PM >> Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD] Hacker Attacks >> >> >> >> In a message dated 12/28/2009 1:34:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, >> [email protected] writes: >> >> Sherri, >> >> My computer is scanned by AVG every 12 hours. >> >> My IP address changes several times a day so I can't >> give you an IP. I haven't uploaded to HIGenWeb or >> Edgar IL since the clear from the last hacker attack. >> >> Maggie >> >> -------------- >> Folks, if you respond to Sherri, please do so privately, especially if >> you >> include personal information, such as your computer's IP address. >> Please >> send that privately to Sherri. No one else should have that information >> other >> than Sherri. >> >> Thanks. >> Denise >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- >> >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 9.0.722 / Virus Database: 270.14.122/2590 - Release Date: >> 12/28/09 02:16:00 >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >