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Old 15-07-2008, 12:20   #6
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Re: New to VM email hosting question

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Originally Posted by eth01 View Post
static IP address...
ntl:Telewest Business Broadband don't call them "static IP addresses" (which they're not, given that they can and do change) but repeatedly call them "fixed IP addresses, when actually they are only "sticky" dynamic IPs.

If there's any doubt about the terminology, I'd recommend the OP research the various definitions and their implications.
eg. "Static addresses are also convenient, but not absolutely necessary, to locate servers inside an enterprise."
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