Reverse lookups are done on sites with high encryption software that is
limited to the US only, and the reverse lookup helps verify the computer
downloading the program is indeed originating in the US.
----- Original Message -----
From: "R. Scott Perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2001 3:09 PM
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Declude Virus
>
> >Anybody else got any suggestions? I tried to go to their homepage and got
> >a message that says my ip address would not resolve to a valid hostname.
> >If I wanted it to resolve I would have given it a dns entry. To hell with
> >anyone that picky.
>
> That's the one weird thing about Frisk (the makers of F-Prot). For some
> reason, they require a reverse DNS entry in order to go to their web
> site. I have no idea why (nor do I recall any other web site that
requires
> this). RFCs do indicate that every IP with a computer associated with it
> should have a reverse DNS entry, but in practice the majority do not.
>
> You could always try through some sort of proxy such as
> http://www.anonymizer.com , that might work.
>
> -Scott
>
> Declude: Anti-virus, Anti-spam and Anti-hijacking solutions for
> IMail. http://www.declude.com
>
>
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