thanks

i want to thank:

xname

xname provides free dns hosting, and is serving up the records for jeffcovey.net. if you maintain your own domain and, like me, are too lazy to learn dns, it's a great service. give them a try, and if you like it, make a donation to help pay their bills.

the roller network

roller offers a batch of free services. as of this time (11/26/2004), they include:

• smtp redirection
• backup mx
• secondary dns
• wireless internet access (near a park in reno)

i use their backup mx service. this means that if jeffcovey.net is offline (as it sometimes is, being at the end of questionable internet connections, moved from place to place, etc.), mail sent to jeffcovey.net will go to rollernet when jeffcovey.net times out. it sits there until jeffcovey.net comes alive again, then rollernet sends it to jeffcovey.net. this reduces the anxiety of people like my boss who used to be upset when their mail to me bounced. since setting it up, i've physically moved jeffcovey.net and been through a couple of network outages, and rollernet has worked like a charm. if this is something you could use, give them a try, and again, please contribute if you find it helpful.