Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 00:08:35 -0500 From: "Paul D. Lathrop" <plathrop@nmu.edu> To: Daxbert <daxbert_news@dweebsoft.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Sending mail to this list Message-ID: <8146DC19-5836-11D7-A325-000393BF3DE2@nmu.edu> In-Reply-To: <1047875517.3e754fbd6e85e@ra.dweebsoft.com>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday, March 16, 2003, at 11:31 PM, Daxbert wrote: > Quoting "Paul D. Lathrop" <plathrop@nmu.edu>: > >> I was attempting to send a different question to this list, when I ran >> smack dab into a more pressing problem. When I sent the mail, it never >> reached the list. Further investigation found this message in my mail >> logs: >> >> Mar 16 22:10:32 rackspace postfix/smtp[28417]: 8B00131673: >> to=<questions@freebsd.org>, relay=mx1.freebsd.org[216.136.204.125], >> delay=11, status=deferred (host mx1.freebsd.org[216.136.204.125] said: >> 450 Client host rejected: cannot find your hostname, [65.61.155.146] >> (in reply to RCPT TO command)) > > I believe your mail is being rejected by the freebsd.org server due to > '65.61.155.146' not having a reverse pointer. I run many domains off of this machine - does it have to have a reverse pointer that matches the domain name for every domain, or will it suffice to have a single correct reverse pointer? In short, I want to make sure my server is configured correctly to not appear as a spammer or some other nuisance - Web Media Works (the company I work for) is a valid (if small) hosting provider. Thanks for your help, Paul D. Lathrop (normally plathrop@mqtweb.com) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (Darwin) iD8DBQE+dVhWlos2supvBQwRAnwdAJ4nCY/TjKOg14coWLzsIBO4yt1RIACfbv2a DDEdcpIej0RZEkxoRelTm7g= =UAg3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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