Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 07:12:07 -0500 (CDT) From: Alex Charalabidis <alex@wnm.net> To: Langa Kentane <evablunted@earthling.net> Cc: FreeBSD <Freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: popper problem [newbie] Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.4.05.9909280650450.17027-100000@earth.wnm.net> In-Reply-To: <94215.938511987@axl.noc.iafrica.com>
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On Tue, 28 Sep 1999, Sheldon Hearn wrote: > On Tue, 28 Sep 1999 10:18:56 +0200, "Langa Kentane" wrote: > > > May 9 18:43:04 ewok popper[4266]: (v2.53) Unable to get canonical name of > > client, err = 60 > > Without knowing what popper program you're using (Qualcom?), all I can > tell you is that the program probably tried and failed to lookup the DNS > PTR record for the connecting host's IP address. > Yes, this is qpopper and it's a PTR lookup failure. Langa, this question is covered in the qpopper FAQ (http://www.eudora.com/free/servers.html). > > If valid client hosts don't have PTR records and you can't or don't want > to add them, you should read the documentation for your popper to find a > way to turn off DNS reverse-resolution. > Install the latest qpopper 3.0 beta and run it with -R. 2.53 doesn't support this option. I've found 3.0b18 to be very stable and reliable. Or, as Sheldon said, add PTR records for the offending addresses if they're in your own address space. -ac -- Alex Charalabidis WebNet Memphis (901) 432-6000 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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