I could fix that, but I think their admin's point was the "ecsi37.ecsi.net"
fails reverse-lookup. How can I make that always be "mail.ecsi.net" for all
workstations?
Thanx for your response
ray
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dave MacMillan
> Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 1999 2:42 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Message header
>
>
> It is true that some servers will not accept mail if the hostname used
> by your mail server, mail.ecsi.net, does not match the hostname in the
> PTR record for your IP address.
>
> mail.ecsi.net does not match ATHM-209-125-xxx-3.home.net.
>
> mail.ecsi.net.
> 209.125.3.3
>
> 3.3.125.209.in-addr.arpa.
> host = ATHM-209-125-xxx-3.home.net.
>
> Dave
>
>
> In reply to 7 Jul message from [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
>
> >One of our clients is complaining that they will not receive mail
> >from us because they reject all mail they cannot confirm with a
> >reverse DNS lookup. All of our mail goes out with the machine name
> >prefixed to ecsi.net (see example below). We do not have each
> >machine name registered with our DNS provider.
>
> >Is there a way to make every outgoing message have mail.ecsi.net
> >in the header instead?? Any pointers are appreciated!
>
> >Raymond Leech
> >ECSI
>
> >> Received: from ecsi37.ecsi.net [209.125.3.37] by ecsiweb.ecsi.net
> >> (SMTPD32-4.07) id AC662A1A014E; Mon, 28 Jun 1999 08:36:54 EST
> >> From: "John Lynch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> Subject: RE: Undeliverable Mail
>
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