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[ale] DNS issues
- Subject: [ale] DNS issues
- From: trey at fastmail.fm (Trey Sizemore)
- Date: Mon Mar 7 19:10:57 2005
- In-reply-to: <1110239130.6505.10.camel@blue>
- References: <[email protected]> <1110239130.6505.10.camel@blue>
On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 18:45:29 -0500, "Jim Popovitch" <jimpop at yahoo.com>
said:
> Actually this is because your ISP doesn't provide a reverse DNS record
> for your IP. This (while an inconvenience for you right now) is an
> excellent and easy way for mailserver operators to block unworthy (i.e.
> SPAM) servers. Having said that, most ISPs do provide reverse DNS
> entries for their client base.
>
> Go to http://www.whatismyip.com and then open a terminal and type:
> host <your-ip> to see what reverse DNS entry (if any) you have.
>
> hth,
>
> -Jim P.
Thanks. Looks like I get an octet followed by ip.alltel.net. What is
the actual DNS domain?
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Trey Sizemore
trey at fastmail.fm