[wplug] reverse DNS

[Carl Benedict]

I have used this website in the past to help track down DNS problems.

http://www.dnsstuff.com/

I had a DNS problem with a client who has Adelphia cable.  He has a
domain hosted elsewhere, and when trying to send mail through his hosted
server, he would be rejected due to this IP forward lookup not matching
the reverse lookup.  After a few phone calls to Adelphia, they either
didn't know that it was a problem, or set it up this way on purpose for
broadband users who didn't have hosting packages.  At the time, they
were no longer accepting new applicants for their hosting servers.  

I have used Dream Host in the past www.dreamhost.com and I had no
problems.  YMMV.  I guess it depends what you want to do with your
server.  I host my own email/web server for my business.  It's
definitely more expensive in both time and money to host one yourself.

On Tue, 2004-04-06 at 17:46, Duncan Hutty wrote:
> Comcast's Broadband Business Services just told me that they will not make a reverse DNS entry for me.
> 
> I admit that I not a networking wizard yet, but if I understand things correctly, my ISP, by whom I am assigned my permanent IP addresses, has to have reverse DNS entries for any mail server (and possibly other services?) that I wish to run or my users' mail will be rejected by any sensible admin?
> 
> Has anyone else run afoul of Comcast in this way?
> Is there a solution using a dynamic DNS service?
-- 
Carl Benedict
Pittsburgh Techs
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