Oh, wait. I misread the requirement. This is a pretty normal requirement -- your reverse DNS has to be valid. So if you are 3ffe::2, and that reverses to abc.example.com, then abc.example.com better resolve to 3ffe::2.
On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 1:38 PM, Phillip Hallam-Baker <hal...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 1:59 PM, Taral <tar...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 12:08 PM, Lucky Green <shamr...@cypherpunks.to> >> wrote: >> > "Additional guidelines for IPv6 >> > >> > The sending IP must have a PTR record (i.e., a reverse DNS of the >> > sending IP) and it should match the IP obtained via the forward DNS >> > resolution of the hostname specified in the PTR record. Otherwise, mail >> > will >> > be marked as spam or possibly rejected." >> >> Because under ipv6 your prefix is supposed to be stable (customer >> identifier) and the namespace delegated to you on request. Have you >> asked your provider for an ipv6 namespace delegation? > > > It is a stupid and incorrect requirement. > > The DNS has always allowed multiple A records to point to the same IP > address. In the general case a mail server will support hundreds, possibly > tens of thousands of receiving domains. > > A PTR record can only point to one domain. > > The reason that an MX record has a domain name as the target rather than an > IP address is to facilitate administration. Forcing the PTR and AAAA record > to match means that there has to be a one to one mapping and thus defeats > many commonly used load balancing strategies. > > Google is attempting to impose a criteria that is simply wrong. > > > > -- > Website: http://hallambaker.com/ -- Taral <tar...@gmail.com> "Please let me know if there's any further trouble I can give you." -- Unknown _______________________________________________ The cryptography mailing list cryptography@metzdowd.com http://www.metzdowd.com/mailman/listinfo/cryptography
