But usually a mail server that does RDNS checks the reverse dns against the server name specified in the HELO part of the protocol. So, as long as your mail server uses that reverse dns name in its HELO, you should be OK.
Regards, Howie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lee Fuller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 2:12 PM Subject: RE: OT: AOL? > Ya know.. Don't let them hit you with that. > > The problem is, new sysadmins tend to think that making changes is part > of their job. We had a MAJOR battle with HUD since one of our customers > submits information to them via email regularly. Suddenly, they could > not contact HUD, due to a policy change by a new admin who decided that > if the email server didn't reverse to the same domain name, it was > most-likely SPAM. The problem is (as you are most likely aware) that > with 1000's of domain names on a single mail server, how could you > POSSIBLY reverse to them? Even if you added all the reverse names to > your DNS server manually, it would never answer with the right one > first.. So it's not logical. > > We have to force them to understand that THEY are not the ONLY ISP on > the planet... and that making willy-nilly admin decisions effects > millions. If we fight back, they will change the policy. > > Just my .02... > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm
