Search Again: Re: Mail Server Name From: Men & Mice Support Date: Wednesday, December 22, 1999 Time: 1:53:00 am At 5:38 PM -0800 12/21/99, Tony wrote: >There was a posting on the Webstar list regarding the mail server name which I also have been wondering about. I am sure this is a DNS issue. > >My server shows the mail server as www.imagetrends.com rather than just imagetrends.com. Obviously not a major issue but I am curious as to why this is happening. >I am using Webstar for both mail and web on the same IP address. >The host settings for mail are entered as imagetrends.com so it is not getting the info from Webstar admin so I am assuming it is getting it from DNS. > >Something simple I am sure, but curious as to what it is. With most mail servers, unless you give it a specific name to use, it will use the name from the reverse lookup on the address. Since I'm not a user of WebSTAR Mail, I can't tell you where to configure a different name. In your case, since you have your own version of your reverse zone configured on your server, a reverse lookup on the address gets "www.imagetrends.com". BTW: Your reverse zone isn't delegated to your server, so your reverse records aren't seen by others. You should discuss this with your provider, who has this to say about the address in question: 19.94.225.207.in-addr.arpa. PTR premiumb19.vncr.uswest.net. 94.225.207.in-addr.arpa. NS ns1.uswest.net. 94.225.207.in-addr.arpa. NS ns2.dnvr.uswest.net. 94.225.207.in-addr.arpa. NS ns3.mn.uswest.net. ____________________________________________________________________ Chris Buxton cbuxton@menandmice.com Men & Mice http://www.menandmice.com Makers of: QuickDNS Pro

Messages In This Thread: Mail Server Name by Tony on Dec 22, 1999 at 1:38:00 am Re: Mail Server Name by Men & Mice Support on Dec 22, 1999 at 1:53:00 am