>My upstream provider said they set up reverse dns for a domain last week. >the domain is is the form: xx.xxx.com > >However, using a couple of reverse dns tests..it does not resolve.
are we supposed to guess what your domain and subnet is? ok, I'll guess: # dig -x 216.147.198.2 ; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> -x ;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch ;; got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 4 ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 5, ADDITIONAL: 5 ;; QUERY SECTION: ;; 2.198.147.216.in-addr.arpa, type = ANY, class = IN ;; ANSWER SECTION: 2.198.147.216.in-addr.arpa. 1D IN PTR arriba.net. ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: 198.147.216.in-addr.arpa. 1D IN NS dnschoice.net. 198.147.216.in-addr.arpa. 1D IN NS ns1.dnschoice.net. 198.147.216.in-addr.arpa. 1D IN NS ns2.dnschoice.net. 198.147.216.in-addr.arpa. 1D IN NS auth02.ns.uu.net. 198.147.216.in-addr.arpa. 1D IN NS auth60.ns.uu.net. there is a PTR for your primary MX. What's your complaint? Len http://MenAndMice.com/DNS-training http://BIND8NT.MEIway.com : ISC BIND for NT4 & W2K http://IMGate.MEIway.com : Build free, hi-perf, anti-abuse mail gateways Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
