Re: PTR issue / question

[Anonymous]

On Sat, 26 Jun 1999, Scott D. Yelich wrote:

> Jun 26 01:10:23 ns1 tcp-env[4348]: warning: can't verify hostname: 
>gethostbyname(cobalt) failed
> Jun 26 01:10:23 ns1 tcp-env[4348]: refused connect from 216.221.160.30
> 
> dig -x output...
> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> 30.160.221.216.in-addr.arpa.  11h22m24s IN PTR  cobalt.
> 30.160.221.216.in-addr.arpa.  11h22m24s IN PTR  cobalt.propagation.net.
>  
> Since I don't know... I'm asking... is that reverse pointer for that
> host wrong?  It can't be just cobalt. and/or there can't be two?

yes. it might be (on a private network using IP, but this isn't). 
there can only be one. 

RjL