Search Again: Re: MSN Messenger blocking From: Men & Mice Support Date: Monday, May 20, 2002 Time: 4:04:39 pm What domain did you put these records in? They should be in a domain called "login.gateway.hotmail.com.". If you're not sure, you can check by opening the Domain Information dialog, from the Domain menu in QuickDNS Pro Admin. ____________________________________________________________________ Chris Buxton Men & Mice support@menandmice.com Making DNS Easy At 3:23 PM -0500 5/20/02, Tom Renaud wrote: >Yes, I'm on version 2 > >Here are the records: > >Login.gateway.hotmail.com. NS sabers.twincedars.k12.ia.us >Login.gateway.hotmail.com. A 127.0.0.1 > > > >On 5/20/02 1:28 PM, "Men & Mice Support" <cbuxton@menandmice.com> wrote: > >> Use some copy and paste - you haven't given us anything to work from. >> For example, what's the exact error message? What domain is affected, >> and what records have you entered into it? >> >> I'm guessing you're using version 2, since version 3 won't allow you >> to create records that will cause this error. >> ____________________________________________________________________ >> Chris Buxton Men & Mice >> support@menandmice.com Making DNS Easy >> >> At 9:36 AM -0500 5/20/02, Tom Renaud wrote: >>> I must be doing something wrong, when I restart the server I get, "outside >>> domain - ignored" in the log. >>> >>> Tom >>> >>> On 5/17/02 7:39 PM, "Men & Mice Support" <cbuxton@menandmice.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Pick a name that you want to block. For example, determine what >>>> hostname MSN Messenger connects to, and create a zone of that name. >>>> The zone should have the usual NS records pointing to your servers, >>>> as well as: >>>> >>>> @ A 127.0.0.1 >>>> >>>> So the completed zone might look like this (still using the shorthand >>>> notation "@" to refer to the zone name): >>>> >>>> @ NS sabers.twincedars.k12.ia.us. >>>> @ A 127.0.0.1 >>>> ____________________________________________________________________ >>>> Chris Buxton Men & Mice >>>> support@menandmice.com Making DNS Easy >>>> >>>> At 10:46 AM -0500 5/17/02, Tom Renaud wrote: >>>>> This is from a message quite a while ago on blocking MSN >>>>> messenger and other >>>>> chap programs via DNS. >>>>> >>>>>> Just created specific zones for each of the services that pointed to >>>>>> 127.0.0.1. >>>>> >>>>> I'm not too familiar with the records that would have to be created to >>>>> accomplish it, can someone give detailed instructions on this? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Tom

Messages In This Thread: MSN Messenger blocking by Tom Renaud on May 17, 2002 at 9:57:16 am Re: MSN Messenger blocking by Men & Mice Support on May 17, 2002 at 5:40:47 pm Re: MSN Messenger blocking by Tom Renaud on May 20, 2002 at 7:38:48 am Re: MSN Messenger blocking by Len Conrad on May 20, 2002 at 8:27:58 am Re: MSN Messenger blocking by Tom Renaud on May 20, 2002 at 10:08:34 am Re: MSN Messenger blocking by Men & Mice Support on May 20, 2002 at 11:30:33 am Re: MSN Messenger blocking by Tom Renaud on May 20, 2002 at 1:25:22 pm Re: MSN Messenger blocking by Men & Mice Support on May 20, 2002 at 4:04:39 pm Re: MSN Messenger blocking by Tom Renaud on May 21, 2002 at 5:54:59 am