Search Again: Re: MSN Messenger blocking From: Tom Renaud Date: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 Time: 5:54:59 am OK, I have it, I don't seem to have the correct domain to block, but at least i'm not getting errors. Thanks, Tom On 5/20/02 6:02 PM, "Men & Mice Support" <cbuxton@menandmice.com> wrote: > 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