[CLUE-Tech] Reverse DNS

[Mike Staver]

Like you, I have a static IP for my DSL.  I use ViaWest 
(www.viawest.net) for my ISP, and I had them reverse map my dsl ip to a 
domain I own, I had them call it dsl.fimble.com, and I don't have any 
problems.

Matt Gushee wrote:

>Well, I just had an outgoing email bounced due to a reverse DNS error:
>
>
>  This message was created automatically by mail delivery software (Exim).
>  
>  A message that you sent could not be delivered to one or more of its
>  recipients. This is a permanent error. The following address(es) failed:
>  
>    caml-list at pauillac.inria.fr
>      SMTP error from remote mailer after RCPT TO:<caml-list at pauillac.inria.fr>:
>      host concorde.inria.fr [192.93.2.39]: 550 5.7.1 \
>        <caml-list at pauillac.inria.fr>... \
>        Fix reverse DNS for xxx.xxx.xx.xx,or use your ISP server
>
>
>Actually, I thought I was using my ISP's SMTP server. But this brings up
>an interesting problem: I have a static IP address on my DSL account; it
>doesn't represent any domain, nor is it supposed to. But there may be
>times when I want to send mail directly. In my situation, is there a way
>to have reverse DNS lookup return a meaningful result? Should it be set
>up that way already? Normally, who would be responsible--me or my ISP?
>
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                                -Mike Staver
                                 staver at fimble.com
                                 mstaver at globaltaxnetwork.com