Re: [tlug] Internet Providers

[Alain Hoang <hoanga@example.com>]

bruno raoult wrote:
> burlingk@example.com wrote:
> > How hard is it to find an internet provider that provides static IP
> > addresses, and allows their customers to point a domain name to their IP
> > address?
>
> I was using OCN (NTT) service a few years ago (2000-2003). Don't know
> what they offer today, but at that time I had 3 bits IP address space,
> and they even allowed me to do the reverse lookup (for normal DNS
> lookup, obviously, your provider is not involved).
>
> That was expensive at that time (30,000 / month) - I had some motivation
> to "manage" everything myself ;-)

	The price is now about 1/3 of this per month.  I can tell you that 
since I'm using that right now.

	I've found their service quite reliable so have no major complaints.

Alain