Hi Andrew
I think it just depends on whether there are two separate computers, or a
single computer set to resond to two different IP's. At my ISP I get
separate IP numbers for POP and SMTP. On my own pop/smtp mail server there
is a single IP number.
Cheers
Larry
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Subject: [REBOL] reverse DNS lookup Re:(2)
> When I read the DNS for my email POP3 server:
> >> read dns://pop3.xtra.co.nz
> == 203.96.92.6
> >> read dns://203.96.92.6
> == "pop3.xtra.co.nz"
>
> That seems OK, but when I read the DNS for my SMTP server:
>
> >> read dns://smtp.xtra.co.nz
> == 203.96.92.2
> >> read dns://203.96.92.2
> == "mta.xtra.co.nz"
> >> read dns://mta.xtra.co.nz
> == 203.96.92.2
>
> I seem to have _two_ pointing to the same number?
>
> Is this normal for a SMTP server? Or is there something wrong with my
ISP's
> SMTP server?
>
> Andrew Martin
> ICQ: 26227169
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://members.xoom.com/AndrewMartin/
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