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Date:      Sun, 7 Oct 2001 15:01:47 -0500
From:      Dan Nelson <dnelson@allantgroup.com>
To:        groggy@iname.com
Cc:        freebsd-questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, def@groggy.anc.acsalaska.net
Subject:   Re: questions list
Message-ID:  <20011007150147.A37411@dan.emsphone.com>
In-Reply-To: <200110071855.SAA00595@groggy.anc.acsalaska.net>
References:  <200110071855.SAA00595@groggy.anc.acsalaska.net>

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In the last episode (Oct 07), groggy@iname.com said:
> i apologize for asking this question, as i have asked it a few times
> over the years with replies i could not:
> 
> 1) find resolution to (being told my ISP wasn't doing some reverse lookup).

Call your ISP and complain that they don't provide reverse DNS for
their IPs

> freebsd-questions bounces mail back:
> 
> a) when you connect with a dynamic PPP account and use your local
>    sendmail (instead of the ISP MTA).
> 
> b) when you are on a private ethernet behind a "ppp -nat" connection
>    and use your machines local sendmail (instead of the gateways
>    MTA).

I do both and have had no problems sending emails.  For case #1, make
sure the IP handed to you by the PPP server has a valid reverse.  For
case #2, make sure the NAT server has a valid reverse.
 
-- 
	Dan Nelson
	dnelson@allantgroup.com

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