Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 16:40:45 -0700 (PDT) From: Shawn Ramsey <shawn@luke.cpl.net> To: Leif Neland <leifn@image.dk> Cc: Jeff & Hillary Jones <kf7nn@mutsgo.dyn.ml.org>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: domain resolve for email Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.980417163932.9062A-100000@luke.cpl.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980418010223.1225A-100000@darla.swimsuit.roskildebc.dk>
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> > On Tue, 14 April 1998 at 1:38:07 -0500, Jeff & Hillary Jones wrote: > > > another newbie question... > > > > > > I would like to know how to make it so my email accounts > > > do not get mail from unresolveable hosts just like > > > this list. > > > > > > > I'm no longer sure that this is a good idea. Over the last couple of > > days I have set up a mailing list, and I find that a large number of > > legitimate users have transient problems in their reverse lookup (not > > their fault, nor of anybody in their domain). The result is that mail > > to or from them bounces. I've taken mine out as a result. > > > > Well, don't bounce the mail with a 500-code, use a 400-code making the > sender retry later. How bout clueless ISP who either do not how, or won't, configure reverse DNS? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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