>Scott, Len, others, please un-perplex me.
let's assume it's possible :)) >We have had PTR Record issues for a while. "issue" = "problem" ?? >So we set up a little linux >box as a secondary DNS, and kept hostdns.hostidaho.com as the primary. >(This should have bumped ns1.uswest.net and ns2.denver.uswest.net out of >the picture.) > >However, we still fail the Reverse MX record test at dnsreport.com. If >you go to dnsstuff and do a reverse lookup, it also fails. The >interesting part is that it refers to ns2.dnvr.uswest.net... !?!? How >can I resolve this? > >Why doesn't the test ask either of the two DNS servers that I have >listed by Internic? > >http://www.dnsreport.com/tools/dnsreport.ch?domain=www.varsitycontractor >s.com >Shows pretty good stuff, except my Reverse MX record. However, both the >ns1.varsitycontractors.com and the hostdns.hostidaho.com have this >entry. Opt-In4Email# dig -x 63.230.118.54 ; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> -x ;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch ;; got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 4 ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0 ;; QUERY SECTION: ;; 54.118.230.63.in-addr.arpa, type = ANY, class = IN ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: 230.63.in-addr.arpa. 1D IN SOA ns1.uswest.net. hostmaster.uswest.net. ( 2002041520 ; serial 8H ; refresh 2H ; retry 1W ; expiry 1D ) ; minimum the reverse authority for that ip block is with uswest, not with you. you have to ask uswest delegate reverse authority to your NS's. 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/
