On Fri, Mar 31, 2006 at 05:33:12PM +1200, Steve Holdoway wrote:
> Neil Stockbridge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > http://www.dnsreport.com provides a nice overview of the provision for a
> > > domain.
> > thanks, this is a brilliant site. i didn't know about SPF before.
> >
> ..don't get too ex
On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 15:34:38 +1200
Neil Stockbridge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, 2006-03-31 at 00:08 +0100, Jim Cheetham wrote:
> > On Fri, Mar 31, 2006 at 09:38:51AM +1200, Neil Stockbridge wrote:
> > http://www.dnsreport.com provides a nice overview of the provision for a
> > domain.
>
On Fri, 2006-03-31 at 00:08 +0100, Jim Cheetham wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 31, 2006 at 09:38:51AM +1200, Neil Stockbridge wrote:
> http://www.dnsreport.com provides a nice overview of the provision for a
> domain.
thanks, this is a brilliant site. i didn't know about SPF before.
- neil
On Fri, Mar 31, 2006 at 09:38:51AM +1200, Neil Stockbridge wrote:
> does anyone run their own DNS server? my ISP sent me an e-mail slapping
> me for leaving recursion on.
http://www.dnsreport.com provides a nice overview of the provision for a
domain.
http://www.dnsreport.com/tools/dnsreport.ch?d
> does anyone run their own DNS server?
For external services? No, there's no advantage in doing that, because
all domain registrars offer good name service for free with the domains,
and it's an advantage to use the registrar's servers rather than your
home one because it's better to have the nam
sorry. this is more like it:
[
acl mynets { 127.0.0.0/8; };
options {
allow-recursion { mynets; };
};
]
- neil
On Fri, 2006-03-31 at 09:38 +1200, Neil Stockbridge wrote:
> options {
> allow-recursion { none; };
> };
does anyone run their own DNS server? my ISP sent me an e-mail slapping
me for leaving recursion on. this is all that's required for bind9:
options {
allow-recursion { none; };
};
- neil
On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 16:42, Andy George wrote:
> OK, so I just signed myself up for the Paradise Cable High speed drama...
The current release tarball of the bind distribution has a folder full of
comprehensive documentation.
ftp://ftp2.jetstreamgames.co.nz/pub/dist/gentoo/distfiles/bind-9.2.3.tar
> Or if some silly virus is faking your email address and spamming away
>
> Procmail to the rescue!
Oh yeah!!
http://volker.dnsalias.net/soft/procmail/virusnotification.rc
Catches a lot of the spam pretending to be daemoncrud too.
Volker
--
Volker Kuhlmann is possibly lis
Volker Kuhlmann wrote:
>>shouldn't your outgoing mail server keep trying for longer than that?
>
>
> Usual final failure is after 7 days, but you get a first warning after
> 4 hours (which is good, because then you know you can't assume it got
> there), and get a status something like every day.
> shouldn't your outgoing mail server keep trying for longer than that?
Usual final failure is after 7 days, but you get a first warning after
4 hours (which is good, because then you know you can't assume it got
there), and get a status something like every day. As the mail server
has no other wa
On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 17:14:19 +1200
Zane Gilmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Nick Rout wrote:
> > They also kindly do backup mx for my domain, so when my connection is
> > down (usually thanks to them anyway) it gets nicely queued by their
> > mailservers.
> Yes yes yes,
>
> please please pleas
On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 16:42, Andy George wrote:
> OK, so I just signed myself up for the Paradise Cable High speed drama...
> Overly excited about all this, but now that I've calmed a little, I'm
> guessing that a Static IP address (I specifically asked for one) means I
> can run a BIND/Qmail arrange
Nick Rout wrote:
> I simply asked the nice people at paradise to sort out my dns, I only
> have a few entries, all of which point to my one fixed ip address (I
> think I have www.rout.co.nz, rout.co.nz and maybe smtp.rout.co.nz)
>
> They also kindly do backup mx for my domain, so when my connectio
Fair, understood, and appreciated answer. Cheers...
Andy
-Original Message-
From: Volker Kuhlmann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, 11 August 2004 7:35 p.m.
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: DNS Servers
> OK... Two DNS Servers, Two IPs... Gotcha...
>
> Now, W
> OK... Two DNS Servers, Two IPs... Gotcha...
>
> Now, Why doesnt one work?
Because it's the rule of the internet. Period. :)
The internet was designed to be redundant. If one of your DNS servers
disappears, the other will be queried. If there was only one, you would
de fact
It does , just you wont have your domain resolved if the boxen dumps
itself , most registras stipulate a primary/secondary ip .
Dale.
Andy George wrote:
"Time to point out that per domain, two active and different DNS servers
on 2 different IPs are required. A single home IP isn
"Time to point out that per domain, two active and different DNS servers
on 2 different IPs are required. A single home IP isn't enough..."
This is exactly what I mean. Newbies LOVE this kind of thing!
OK... Two DNS Servers, Two IPs... Gotcha...
Now, Why doesnt one wor
is a 24/365 service. Not much point running any server if
the box isn't always on.
Time to point out that per domain, two active and different DNS servers
on 2 different IPs are required. A single home IP isn't enough...
> Incidentally if I get bounce messages for more than 48 hours I c
Nick Rout wrote:
They also kindly do backup mx for my domain, so when my connection is
down (usually thanks to them anyway) it gets nicely queued by their
mailservers.
Yes yes yes,
please please please do this.
My inbox is full of crud from people who haven't done this and every
time they turn th
> OK, so I just signed myself up for the Paradise Cable High speed drama...
DNS is only useful if you have a domain name to play with. When you buy
a domain, you virtually always get a DNS service with it - using the
registry's DNS server is more reliable and a lot faster. If you go to
places like
I simply asked the nice people at paradise to sort out my dns, I only
have a few entries, all of which point to my one fixed ip address (I
think I have www.rout.co.nz, rout.co.nz and maybe smtp.rout.co.nz)
They also kindly do backup mx for my domain, so when my connection is
down (usually thanks t
OK, so I just signed myself up for the Paradise Cable High speed drama...
Overly excited about all this, but now that I've calmed a little, I'm
guessing that a Static IP address (I specifically asked for one) means I can
run a BIND/Qmail arrangement on my server at home, Galaxy.
Trick is, I've had
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