Am I right in understanding that this is a convenience rather than a necessity? What I mean is this : if I set up streaming with my dynamic IP, anyone can view it as long as they know the active IP address .... I intend to e-mail my Mum with a link to the current IP address each time I activate my streaming.

Secondly, I've read that you use something of the form mms:// IP address of PC with the webcam .... why mms and not https:// ....?

Cheers!

Mark