Search Again: Re: Reverse DNS From: Caio James Date: Friday, June 30, 2000 Time: 10:34:32 am Can you check now to see if reverse dns is properly setup? I talked to my ISP this morning and they said they've changed the reverse dns allocation to point to my dns servers.. Caio [------------------------------------------------] Caio James 704 Natoma St Intric Folsom, CA 95630 http://intric.com PHONE: (916) 768-9300 caio@intric.com FAX: (916) 355-1700 [------------------------------------------------] > From: Men & Mice Support <cbuxton@menandmice.com> > Reply-To: "QuickDNS Talk" <quickdns-talk@lists.menandmice.com> > Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 01:54:56 -0700 > To: "QuickDNS Talk" <quickdns-talk@lists.menandmice.com> > Subject: Re: Reverse DNS > > At 1:40 AM -0700 6/30/00, Caio James wrote: >>> 2. You do not need a PTR record for every domain name, host name, or >>> A record. You need a PTR record (exactly one) for every IP address in >>> use. For any IP address that's used in multiple A records, pick one >>> of those names to use in the PTR record. >> >> Allright.. I've got it (I think ;-) >> >> each IP only needs 1 reverse DNS record, regardless of how many domain names >> are parked on it. > > Precisely. > >>> So if an outside resolver tries to look up the reverse record for one >>> of your IP addresses (as happened with the chat server you >>> mentioned), it'll follow these records to the UUNet servers, then hit >>> a dead end. It'll conclude that you don't have any reverse records, >>> no matter that you have a reverse zone configured on your own servers. >>> >>> You need to talk to UUNet about this. >> >> so what exactly do I need to speak with uunet about? I'm not exactly sure of >> the specific problem there. > > They currently have control of your reverse records. You want to have > control, because they aren't doing things right. So you want them to > delegate authority for your reverse records to your servers. > > Without that delegation, it won't matter what reverse zone file you > have on your servers, because nobody in the outside world will ever > see it. > ____________________________________________________________________ > Chris Buxton cbuxton@menandmice.com > Men & Mice http://www.menandmice.com > Makers of: QuickDNS Pro

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