Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2002 11:26:37 -0500 From: Harry Tabak <htabak@quadtelecom.com> To: rocky <listsub@rambo.simx.org>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: Harry Tabak <htabak@quadtelecom.com> Subject: Re: What are the SMTP rules for sending mail to FreeBSD Message-ID: <3E0DD0BD.5010207@quadtelecom.com> References: <3E0DBCFC.5040907@quadtelecom.com>
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> Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2002 14:50:54 +0100 > From: rocky <listsub@rambo.simx.org> > To: htabak@quadtelecom.com > CC: rocky <listsub@rambo.simx.org> > References: <3E0DACCB.5090402@quadtelecom.com> > > Harry Tabak wrote: > > > Mail sent from my main server, gatehouse.quadtelecom.com > > (66.45.116.138) gets rejected. > > _450_Client_host_rejected:_cannot_find_your_hostname,_[66.45.116.138] > > > > What are the rules for sending mail!!!!! I'm not a spammer -- I've > > never sent spam!!! Your rejection is very disconcerting. > > > > Harry Tabak > > <htabak@quadtelecom.com> > > > # nslookup 66.45.116.138 > Server: ns1.ljusdal.net > Address: 80.65.204.5 > > Name: steelcityhosting.com > Address: 66.45.116.138 > > > 66.45.116.138 does not resolve to gatehouse.quadtelecom.com, it resolves > to steelcityhosting.com. > Fix your reverse and it will most likely accept your emails. > > -- > R Easier said than done. I've been assigned 66.45.116.136/29 by the ISP. I control DNS for quadtelecom.com, but I don't control the reverse lookup. I'd like to know the exact algorithm in use, so that I can negotiate with my ISP. For example, how are are hosts with multiple IP adresses handled? Harry > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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