Re: [cobalt-users] New raq questions!

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 04:47 PM 12/18/99  Fathi Said wrote:
> Jeff,
>
> > Boy, do I wish that were true.  IP#s are most certainly NOT free.
> Strange. We colocate with webpg.net (an excellent company by the way), and 
> they give us as much as we want, and they don't charge
> anything (nor are they charged anything by Qwest). And we use hundreds of IPs.

Qwest still has lots of IP#s from the old days, before ARIN started 
parcelling them out (and charging for them).

Howerver, for you and for webpg it's a PROBLEM.

The reason is that if you ever leave webpg, or if webpg ever leaves qwest, 
you won't be able to keep the numbers, and you (and everyone else) will 
have to renumber.

And Qwest can ask could conceivably ask them to renumber at any time.

Today the best bet is to get your own portable numbers which you can take 
anywhere.  If you can't do that, second best is to get them from someone 
who can.

Yes, I guess I could have been more specific; if you've got, or can get, 
numbers given out under the old system they are free.  But limited in their 
functionality, as you can't take them with you.

Jeff