Quick clarification question here......
should the reverse DNS entry match the A record?
Our mail server is mail.areatech.com, but the reverse lookup shows
66-140-194-140.areatech.com (SWBELL DNS).
Thanks,
Jason
---- Original Message -----
From: "R. Scott Perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 8:54 AM
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] PTR Record Problem
>
> >I found www.zoneedit.com and because I was now in control
> >of my own DNS (without having to set it up on our own computer)
> >everything works perfectly and the price FREE! Under the advanced
> >section you can set your own PTR.
>
> One reminder here -- whether setting up the reverse DNS entries on your
own
> DNS server, or an outsourced DNS server such as zoneedit.com, you still
> *must* get your ISP or bandwidth provider to handle things on their end,
or
> you won't end up with a reverse DNS entry.
>
> Of all cases I've seen where a reverse DNS entry didn't exist, I would say
> that about 75% of the time the admin *thought* it did exist ("My DNS
server
> has a reverse DNS entry listed in it, and my example.com domain works just
> fine"). Then, they "prove" it by saying "If I type 'tracert
> xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx' from the local network, it shows the reverse DNS entry'
> (since the local network typically uses the local DNS server, it will see
> the reverse DNS entry).
>
> I would strongly urge people (even the person who posted the
recommendation
> for zoneedit.com) who think that they have a reverse DNS entry set up to
> verify that they do. One way is through our http://www.DNSstuff.com site,
> using the "Reverse DNS Lookup" tool. You may be surprised to find out
that
> there really is no reverse DNS entry. Remember, the key is that your ISP
> or bandwidth provider (whoever originally gave you your IP address)
> absolutely, positively must take some action for the reverse DNS entry to
> work -- there is no way around that. And, in many cases, the ISP makes a
> mistake (as someone reported earlier today), so you still need to
> double-check their work.
>
> -Scott
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