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Re: Secure File download problems...

From: Men & Mice Support
Date: Thursday, December 9, 1999
Time: 4:23:00 am

At 11:06 PM -0500 12/8/99, Rob Thiemann wrote:
>>>a) tell me if this has been fixed on my ISP's end?
>>
>>No, nothing's changed.
>
>Thanks.
>
>>>>o Instead of having one reverse zone for the whole class C subnet (which you don't own anyway), you should have individual files for each address (because each address is delegated individually). Each file would have the following records (the SOA record is the Domain Information dialog):
>>>> 184.41.201.209.in-addr.arpa. SOA alice.netshak.com.
>>>> rthiemann.netshak.com.
>>>> 1999102700 ; serial
>>>> 28800 ; refresh (8 hours)
>>>> 7200 ; retry (2 hours)
>>>> 604800 ; expire (7 days)
>>>> 86400 ; minimum (1 day)
>>>> 184.41.201.209.in-addr.arpa. NS alice.netshak.com.
>>>> 184.41.201.209.in-addr.arpa. PTR pool1.dialin.184.netshak.com.
>
>So I have to create a new file in QDNS admin for each IP number I've got control of? Is there any fast way to do this?

Yes, that's what you have to do, since your ISP hasn't done the more standard classless subnet delegation.

To cut the time required, you could use an AppleScript. Give me a few minutes, and I'll put one together for you that will convert your existing reverse zone file to the new format.
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Chris Buxton cbuxton@menandmice.com
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