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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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