Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 11:24:29 -0400 (EDT) From: Steve Hovey <shovey@buffnet.net> To: Peter Lockhart <peter@key.co.za> Cc: isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: A records on mail domain Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.10006131124140.12958-100000@buffnet11.buffnet.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.04.10006131649160.15191-100000@tigger.key.co.za>
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The key here is that if you do not have proper in-addr.arpa etc you are likely a spammer. On Tue, 13 Jun 2000, Peter Lockhart wrote: > I am having problems with certain ISP mailservers rejecting my mail > because : > > 550 5.7.1 Invalid host: > key.co.za - authoritative host not found: > > The mail adminstrators say they have configured their mail servers as such > and that all domains must have valid forward and reverse lookups. > So they've said to "add an A record anyway to the mail domain" > > They claim its an RFC requirement. > > To my mind , the servers should do an MX lookup and do the A record > lookups on that host. > > Is there any such RFC compliance requirement ? > > Cheers > Peter Lockhart > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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