[ale] DNS issues

Trey Sizemore trey at fastmail.fm
Mon Mar 7 19:10:57 EST 2005


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?
-- 
  Trey Sizemore
  trey at fastmail.fm



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