My apologies, Scott. I thought that you posted that statement. Thanks for clarifying everything.
Todd Holt Xidix Technologies, Inc Las Vegas, NV USA www.xidix.com 702.319.4349 > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:IMail_Forum- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of R. Scott Perry > Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 1:01 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] OT: AOL Says I don't have RDNS > > > >I don't think that your statement is entirely true. > > It is. :) > > >"The DNS server that answers for your domain must have a reverse entry > >for our server as well, *and* must be delegated to handle the reverse > >DNS for the IP." > > That isn't my statement -- it's a modification of someone else's > statement. You'll notice my addendum to his statement: > > "There is another (easier) option, which is to have your Internet provider > handle the reverse DNS (instead of delegating it to your DNS servers)." > > >In our case, MPower is our ISP and has control of our IP space. Because > >they control our IP space, they also control the RDNS for that IP space. > >Since they won't delegate that to anyone else, they provide the RDNS for > >us. Our DNS is hosted by LaneChange.net. > > There are 2 ways that reverse DNS can be set up. Either [1] the > organization that you receive your IPs from can delegate authority for > those IPs to you, or [2] the organization that you receive your IPs from > can add the reverse DNS entries for you. #1 is the first statement above > (which is a very odd statement, but correct); #2 is the second statement > above (my addendum). > > >If I read your statement correctly, in our case Lanechange.net is the > >"DNS that answers for our domain", but does not control the IP space or > >the RDNS. > > Correct. However, the addendum refers to the second (easier) way to > assign > reverse DNS entries -- to have the organization that supplies your IPs set > it up for you (which is what you are doing). > > The real confusion is that the original poster only referred to 1 of 2 > possible ways of setting up reverse DNS entries, and only included part of > the information for the 1 way they referred to. > > -Scott > --- > Declude JunkMail: The advanced anti-spam solution for IMail mailservers. > Declude Virus: Catches known viruses and is the leader in mailserver > vulnerability detection. > Find out what you've been missing: Ask about our free 30-day evaluation. > > --- > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus > (http://www.declude.com)] > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus > (http://www.declude.com)] --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
