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Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 10:38:27 -0800
From: Victor Bondarenko <vpb@indite.org>
To: James Earl <mtntrip@telus.net>
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On Thu, Mar 27, 2003 at 11:31:54AM -0700, James Earl wrote:
[...]
> Or, do I even need to worry about reverse DNS entries since my ISP 
> already has them setup?

If your ISP has reverse DNS for your IP(s), there's really no point in
you mapping them on your own.  Your network might see whatever you've
mapped, but the rest of the world will see what your ISP maps.

Victor

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