And one of the sloppiest things around is the domain itself. It amazes me how many people can't / won't take the time to make sure DNS is configured properly. DDNS cannot be blamed, you still have a responsibility to know how the tech works if you're going to use it. "If you want to play in the sandbox..." Check out the stuff that Mice and Men put out. http://www.miceandmen.com -Shawn ----- Shawn R. Quillman Robert Bosch Corporation RBNA/CIT1.1 38000 Hills Tech Drive Farmington Hills, MI 48331 (248) 553-1164 (P) (248) 848-2855 (F) shawn.quillman@xxxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: Jim Harrison [mailto:jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 11:37 AM To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] Subject: [isalist] How to be compliant on the Internet http://www.ISAserver.org Hi ISAList. One of the things that I encounter daily is the fact that with the ease with which folks can set up their own domains complete with mail, web, FTP, etc. services, also comes the great sloppiness found in those domains. I'm not saying that everyone has to meet all the "rules of the road" (although it would be very nice), but I am suggesting that if you want to "play in the big kids' sandbox", you should be aware of the rule laid down by the older kids (props to John Postel, et al). One such place to gather that information.is http://www.rfc-ignorant.org. It addresses some of this issue by listing the RFC's that govern what is expected of someone who establishes a "presence" on the Internet. Many of these are rules for "playing nice with the other kids" that aren't clearly spelled out to those who don't know what an RFC is, or why it exists. HTH, Jim Harrison MCP(NT4, W2K), A+, Network+, PCG http://www.microsoft.com/isaserver http://isaserver.org/Jim_Harrison http://isatools.org Read the help, books and articles! ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist ISA Server Newsletter: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/newsletter.asp ISA Server FAQ: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com No.1 Exchange Server Resource Site: http://www.msexchange.org Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion List as: shawn.quillman@xxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub')