Search Again: Re: Should this be a PTR or A Record (or CNAME)? From: Dale Date: Monday, November 27, 2000 Time: 9:50:13 am thanks Jeremy! I think with the various replies the answer would be to have both the A = record and MX record. As for the trip back, I was lucky and got a free upgrade to Business Class = :) Thank you for all your help installing the new servers! Dale On Monday, November 27, 2000, Mia's Virtual Post Office <list@mia.net> = wrote: >Dale Therio said: > >>Hello, >> >>I will be hosting a mailing list for someone and we wish to use >>a machine name at their domain to host it under. >> >>They have configured their DNS with the record >>lists.seacloak.com as a PTR record pointing to 206.190.23.214 >>(the IP number is correct). >> >>When trying to use the web interface for this entry, I always >>get an error saying there is no DNS entry for that name. >> >>I do not host their DNS or any of their sites. I believe the >>record for lists.seacloak.com should either be an A record or a >>CNAME pointing to my main mail server name. >> >From what I can tell, lists.seacloak.com has no A record at all.. I would=20 >imaging he should create a CNAME to 206.190.23.214, and from there you=20 >can redirect it wherever. I doubt he would use a PTR record as you=20 >cannot (or should not) have multiple PTR records for one IP. We already=20 >have 206.190.23.214 as a PTR of mail.colony.net. I am sure Chris will=20 >ring in here soon, but my ultimate guess is a CNAME is appropriate in=20 >this case. > >Hope you had a good trip back! > > > >jer >www.hostdrive.com =20 >Colocate Your G4 Cube at cubelocation.com > >Congradulations PRESIDENT BUSH!!!=20 > >NetZero =3D What this company will "NET" --- "ZERO" > > >

Messages In This Thread: Should this be a PTR or A Record (or CNAME)? by Dale Therio on Nov 27, 2000 at 5:22:24 am Re: Should this be a PTR or A Record (or CNAME)? by Piero Giobbi on Nov 27, 2000 at 5:28:39 am Re: Should this be a PTR or A Record (or CNAME)? by Dale Therio on Nov 27, 2000 at 6:50:05 am Re: Should this be a PTR or A Record (or CNAME)? by Mia''s Virtual Post Office on Nov 27, 2000 at 9:00:42 am Re: Should this be a PTR or A Record (or CNAME)? by Dale on Nov 27, 2000 at 9:50:13 am Re: Should this be a PTR or A Record (or CNAME)? by Men & Mice Support on Nov 27, 2000 at 11:25:38 am Re: Should this be a PTR or A Record (or CNAME)? by Dale on Nov 27, 2000 at 12:22:47 pm Re: Should this be a PTR or A Record (or CNAME)? by Men & Mice Support on Nov 27, 2000 at 1:09:35 pm Re: Should this be a PTR or A Record (or CNAME)? by Derrick Fogle on Nov 27, 2000 at 1:29:30 pm