Changing your DNS (wasRe: info on a DNS)

[mike havens]

How does one do this on Linux/Mac/XP/Vista?

On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 12:38 AM, Kurt Granroth <
kurt+plug-discuss at granroth.com <kurt%2Bplug-discuss at granroth.com>> wrote:

> On 5/21/09 6:23 AM, Lyle Tuttle wrote:
> > How about this:  A friend has Cox internet service, but sends so many
> > emails they want her to pay for a business connection - way too much $.
> > Could she connect to internet, then and send / receive email via these
> > servers?
>
> No.  As mentioned earlier, DNS servers are all about translating easy to
> remember domain names to harder to remember IP addresses.  Nothing more.
>
> As far as your friend goes, presumably she is sending her email through
> Cox?  I can't see how they would care or even know about her email
> traffic otherwise.  Get a business account is massive overkill if all
> she needs is the ability to send more email.  I recommend one of two
> options:
>
> 1. Sign up with a hosting service that provides unlimited email.  I
> can't recommend any particular one since they are a dime a dozen but
> nearly any would be fine and FAR cheaper than upgrading to the business
> service.
>
> or
>
> 2. Use GMail.  GMail has an open SSL SMTP port that you can use to
> bypass the normal Cox servers.  Free!  You do have to assume that they
> are going to do nefarious things with the email eventually but if she
> was already sending through Cox, then I don't think it'll matter.
>
> Kurt
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