Re: [qmailtoaster] of PTR smtpgreeting and spf

[Dan McAllister]

Your SMTP Greeting should NOT be an IP address. The issue is slightly mislabeled. The PTR record (which is under the control of your ISP, NOT your local DNS service) is apparently BLANK -- which it cannot be. The PTR record would ideally match your SMTP header, but to get it changed, you MUST contact your ISP. Also, assuming your MX server (inbound mai) and outbound mail source are the same host (they usually are for smaller companies), then your SPF record is fine... HOWEVER, to remain compatible with older DNS and mail systems, you should have a DUPLICATE TXT record... That is: theppsgroup.com. IN SPF "v=spf1 a mx -all" theppsgroup.com. IN TXT "v=spf1 a mx -all" I hope this helps. Dan McAllister QMT DNS/Mirror Admin On 1/31/2014 5:45 PM, Cecil Yother, Jr. wrote: On 01/31/2014 02:38 PM, Jim Shupert wrote: Friends, I wish to solve 2 matters Who is your ISP?  1-- DNS does not match SMTP Banner 2-- a spf record Try one of these  https://www.google.com/#q=spf+record+generator&safe=off  If you check out a couple of them, you'll begin to see how they work.  There is also a page with a legend telling you what all of the entries mean. ---matter 1 I am now doing DNS for a domain at my isp ( twtelecom ) that I am doing a mailserver domain = theppsgroup.com mailserver - mailhost.theppsgroup.com 168.215.62.222 the above machine is named sifter.pps-inc.com but I have edited the /var/qmail/control/smtpgreeting to read mailhost.theppsgroup.com - Welcome Blah Blah When I run http://mxtoolbox.com/ Domain Name:= theppsgroup.com I get 7 warnings 1 is Warning - Reverse DNS does not match SMTP Banner my PTR reads ptr= 222.62.215.168.in-addr-arpa. 86400 IN PTR should my smtpgreeting to read 168.215.62.222 - Welcome Blah Blah ? why do i still get thsi warning? ======================================================== matter 2 indeed I have no spf and I would like to add a SPF & maybe a TXT i am thinking my SPF would read theppsgroup.com. IN SPF "v=spf1 a mx -all" do you agree? I am referencing the wisdom of http://wiki.qmailtoaster.com/index.php/SPF Thanks much once I get that Ironed out reckon I will try TLS jshupert -- -- IT4SOHO, LLC 33 - 4th Street N, Suite 211 St. Petersburg, FL 33701-3806 CALL TOLL FREE: 877-IT4SOHO 877-484-7646 Phone 727-647-7646 Local 727-490-4394 Fax We have support plans for QMail!