Hello,
I am interested in finding out what the motivation is for requiring
valid reverse address lookups before connecting to a daemon. I have
heard a number of different explanations, the majority of the responses
point to history/tradition and tcpwrappers. Is there a commonly accepted
On Wed, 31 Mar 2004, Douglas F. Calvert wrote:
I am interested in finding out what the motivation is for requiring
valid reverse address lookups before connecting to a daemon. I have
heard a number of different explanations, the majority of the responses
point to history/tradition and
On Wed, 2004-03-31 at 19:59, Stephen J. Wilcox wrote:
On Wed, 31 Mar 2004, Douglas F. Calvert wrote:
I am interested in finding out what the motivation is for requiring
valid reverse address lookups before connecting to a daemon. I have
heard a number of different explanations, the
Douglas F. Calvert wrote:
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What more is known about the mail sender or ssh client
just because the reverse address lookup goes through?
You have a clue as to who their ISP thinks they are...for starters. Also
its easier on the eyes in the logfiles.
Anyone care to give their thoughts
On Wed, Mar 31, 2004, Douglas F. Calvert wrote:
Hello,
I am interested in finding out what the motivation is for requiring
valid reverse address lookups before connecting to a daemon. I have
heard a number of different explanations, the majority of the responses
point to history/tradition
Douglas F. Calvert wrote:
On Wed, 2004-03-31 at 19:59, Stephen J. Wilcox wrote:
On Wed, 31 Mar 2004, Douglas F. Calvert wrote:
I am interested in finding out what the motivation is for requiring
valid reverse address lookups before connecting to a daemon. I have
heard a number of different
Adrian == Adrian Chadd [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Adrian if you reverse resolve, then some registry somewhere (ARIN,
Adrian RIPE, APNIC, etc) recognises that network as having 'valid'
Adrian contact details and has assigned someone reverse authority.
Adrian It stops some IP block hijackers
