From: "Lotek Nate" 

On Sat, 17 Jul 2010 21:10:52 +0000, "dingo"
 wrote:

>  To: Lotek Nate
>$ Lotek Nate mentioned . .
>%
>> And I should have memntioned that the email works locally. I can write
>> email while logged in to the BBS locally and it will show up in my
>> Yahoo.com email account a few minutes later.  And when I reply I'll
>> get it on the BBS.
>
>and i think all of your issues stem from using your external dns name from
>internal access. in my own network that is NAT, i use a split-horizon DNS
>server that answers internal addresses like 10.0.1.10 for external-facing DNS
>servers that answer 62.67.2.3 or whatever to the world.
>
>you can solve it with a simple HOSTS file hack, for 90% of applications,
>windows doesn't have a libresolv service, and synchronet maybe does even its
>own thing. /etc/hosts or hosts.txt files were the original internet dns, and
>windows still honors the ability to inject your own static entries -- mind you
>theres no cname, ptr, a records, etc.
>
>your dyndns doesn't help matters a whole lot -- are you using this service
>because you have a dynamic IP, because you don't own a domain, or because you
>can't wire your domain to your static IP?
>
>--- Enthral BBS 0.428/Alpha (Linux i686)
> * Origin: hysteria >> hysteriabbs.com >> toronto ca (77:1/503)



I don't havbe a static IP. I have a dynamic.  So I figured I'd just
use a DynDNS service. ...



What HOST file hack  I'd love to  see that. 

you can email me direct    loteknate@yahoo.com


I 'd love any tips though.  

Heheh   I miss my 1 node BBS on a Dialup system  in the 90s  when I
was a teen...

oh..  whoops.  Dating myself.

--- Internet Rex 2.29
 * Origin: The gateway at Diskshop BBS (1:250/8)