Search Again: Re: Problem with Server getting a name From: Mia''s Virtual Post Office Date: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 Time: 8:59:30 am US Billing_John said: >I have posted this question to the QDNS and EIMS list because of the >potential overlap. Yesterday I noticed that when EIMS v3.03 starts it does >not return a valid host name. I am running QDNS Pro for my primary, and >DNSExpert reports no problems. I changed to one of my unused IPs and >restarted EIMS, and the server reported the correct name. I have a /26 >network so the provider is doing reverse DNS for me, and I do primary with >QDNS pro. > >what is strange is that using a query tool the IP address (216.141.141.253) >does report the name of the server "mail.cybernetvillage.com". I am >confused as to what would cause the EIMS program to not resolve this IP? > Well, I can lookup the IP and return the host name, but not the other way around: [jeremy@home jeremy]$ nslookup 216.141.141.253 Name: mail.cybernetvillage.com Address: 216.141.141.253 [jeremy@home jeremy]$ nslookup mail.cybernetvillage.com *** home.mia.net can't find mail.cybernetvillage.com: Non-existent host/domain jer (jer@mia.net) Bella Mia, Inc. High Speed Wireless - www.dslone.com Web Hosting and Colocation - www.hostdrive.com Nation Wide Dialup 4 years and running - www.mia.net NetZero = What this company will "NET" --- "ZERO"

Messages In This Thread: Problem with Server getting a name by US Billing_John on Nov 13, 2001 at 6:03:12 am Re: Problem with Server getting a name by Philip Chonacky on Nov 13, 2001 at 6:25:48 am Re: Problem with Server getting a name by US Billing_John on Nov 13, 2001 at 6:44:27 am Re: Problem with Server getting a name by Philip Chonacky on Nov 13, 2001 at 7:00:50 am Re: Problem with Server getting a name by Mia''s Virtual Post Office on Nov 13, 2001 at 8:59:30 am