and this one still duped back from 1:250/8 as you can see from the following   
   full quote :(   
      
    > I still can't access the BBS by typing the external IP ( like what   
    > shows up when I go to  whatismyip.com)   
      
    N> Nor will you ever be able to.   
      
    ml> i hate to say it but this is incorrect... my system has been doing   
    ml> exactly this  from the dial-up internet days all the way up to   
    ml> today on my dsl connection... i do NOT split horizon my DNS or fool   
    ml> with HOSTS tricks... all my internal  machines access my web sites,   
    ml> bbs and other services in the same way that anyone outside my LAN   
    ml> does... we all use my WAN domain name and it works a peach...    
    ml> always has, in fact... right down to the workstations' proper   
    ml> internal IPs being listed in all the logs...   
      
    ml> PS: i've always done NAT ;)   
      
    ml> )\/(ark   
      
    ml> ___ Internet Rex 2.29   
    ml>  - Origin: SciNet <-> FidoNet gateway (1:250/8)   
      
   )\/(ark   
      
    * Origin:  (1:3634/12)