Hi John, Yes, but doesn't have to match the name of the server? Thanks! Tom Thomas W Shinder www.isaserver.org/shinder ISA Server 2004 Beta - Coming Soon ISA Server and Beyond: http://tinyurl.com/1jq1 Configuring ISA Server: http://tinyurl.com/1llp -----Original Message----- From: John Tolmachoff (Lists) [mailto:johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 9:36 AM To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] Subject: [isalist] Re: Reverse DNS entry http://www.ISAserver.org > I create my own PTR records, but I'm not authoritative for this IP > address block, so the ISP's name network number names show up in the > reverse lookup. So there is a PTR record there. It just may not be correct, but there is one. John Tolmachoff Engineer/Consultant/Owner eServices For You > -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas W Shinder [mailto:tshinder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 7:04 PM > To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] > Subject: [isalist] Re: Reverse DNS entry > > http://www.ISAserver.org > > Hi Jim, > > > Tom > > Thomas W Shinder > www.isaserver.org/shinder > ISA Server 2004 Beta - Coming Soon > ISA Server and Beyond: http://tinyurl.com/1jq1 > Configuring ISA Server: http://tinyurl.com/1llp > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Harrison [mailto:jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 8:59 PM > To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] > Subject: [isalist] Re: Reverse DNS entry > > > http://www.ISAserver.org > > Do you handle your own PTR records? > I asked and was granted by my ISP... > > Jim Harrison > MCP(NT4, W2K), A+, Network+, PCG > http://isaserver.org/Jim_Harrison/ > http://isatools.org > Read the help / books / articles! > > > On Wed, 3 Dec 2003 20:15:54 -0600 > "Thomas W Shinder" <tshinder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > http://www.ISAserver.org > > Hi John, > > I can send to AOL and Earthlink and other numbskulls who do reverse DNS > lookups. What is my secret? > > Thanks! > Tom > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Tolmachoff (Lists) [mailto:johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 2:59 PM > To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] > Subject: [isalist] Re: Reverse DNS entry > > http://www.ISAserver.org > > The reverse lookup needs to be done on the DNS server that is > authoritive for the IP address. Most of the time, this is the ISP. > However, sometimes the ISP will delegate authority for those IP > addresses to the client. > > Go here to test: > > http://www.dnsstuff.com/ > > Also, see this: > > http://www.dnsstuff.com/info/revdns.htm > > Not having a PTR record is a violation of the RFCs. If you are going to > be using a mail server on the Internet, you must understand and play by > the rules. > > And yes, you will not be able to send to AOL without a PTR record, as > well as many smaller domains. > > John Tolmachoff > Engineer/Consultant/Owner > eServices For You > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Nef Perez [mailto:nperez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 12:47 PM > > To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] > > Subject: [isalist] Re: Reverse DNS entry > > > > http://www.ISAserver.org > > > > > > Jim - > > We have the Exchange server in house. Do you mean I need to contact my > > > ISP? Nothing to be done on our ISA server? > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jim Harrison [mailto:jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 3:42 PM > > To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] > > Subject: [isalist] Re: Reverse DNS entry > > > > http://www.ISAserver.org > > > > Actually, you have to ask your provider for that. > > Tell them you'd like a pointer (PTR) record created for your mail > > server's fully-qualified domain name (mail.domain.tld, for instance). > > > > > > Jim Harrison > > MCP(NT4, W2K), A+, Network+, PCG > > http://www.microsoft.com/isaserver > > http://isaserver.org/Jim_Harrison > > http://isatools.org > > > > Read the help, books and articles! > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <nperez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 12:47 > > Subject: [isalist] Reverse DNS entry > > > > > > http://www.ISAserver.org > > > > I get an error when I try to send emails to certain domains. 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