RE: [IMail Forum] AOL - Reverse DNS Rejections

[Chase Seibert]

Where did you come up with this domain name? We do indeed own it, but we don't send or receive mail with it.

 

   -Chase

 

Network and Systems Engineer
Bullhorn, Inc.
125 B St.
Boston, MA 02127
p. 617.464.2440 ex 119
m. 617.512.0326
www.bullhornstaffing.com

 

-----Original Message-----
From:Matrosity Tech Support [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
Sent: Apr 20, 2004 09:15:55 AM
Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] AOL - Reverse DNS Rejections

There are more problems on the ponderosa:

http://www.dnsreport.com/tools/dnsreport.ch?domain=bullhornstaffing.com



-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Larry Coker
Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 8:08 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] AOL - Reverse DNS Rejections


> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
> Chase Seibert
> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 5:58 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [IMail Forum] AOL - Reverse DNS Rejections
>
>
> I am going nuts trying to figure out this RDNS issue with
> AOL. They are routinely blocking our mail because they say we
> don't have a reverse DNS entry for our mail server. I think we do.
>
>
> I sent a message out from our system which was then relayed
> back to us. It looks like our IP address is 209.202.131.98.
> Here is the relavant header tidbit:
>
>
> Received: from outbound3.bullhorn.com [209.202.131.98] by
> chekov.myinternetwebhost.com with ESMTP (SMTPD32-7.15) id
> A8BA27B0154; Mon, 19 Apr 2004 14:46:34 -0700
>
>
> So, I assume AOL wants to see a reverse DNS entry for
> 209.202.131.98 pointing back to outbound3.bullhorn.com.
> According to: http://remote.12dtcom/rns/, there is!
>
>
> The error AOL comes back with is:
>
>
> Diagnostic-Code: smtp;554-: (RLY:BD)
> http://postmaster.aol.com/guidelines/bulk_email.html The
> mail server you are using to send mail to AOL has been
> identified as a source of spam. If you believe this message
> is in error, please have your mail administrator contact AOL
> at 888-212-5537.
> 554 TRANSACTION FAILED
> no reverse-DNS (PTR record) assigned.
> which
> 220 have no reverse-DNS (PTR record) assigned.
> ions from IP addresses which
> 220 have no reverse-DNS (PTR record) assigned.
>
>
> What am I missing?
>
> -Chase
>
>
> Network and Systems Engineer
> Bullhorn, Inc.
> 125 B St.
> Boston, MA 02127
> p. 617.4642440 ex 119
> m. 617.512.0326
> www.bullhornstaffing.com
>
For more information on getting email into the AOL network go here:
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/

I checked the error with AOL and it appears that they have black listed your
IP address. This actually is not a reverse PTR problem. I would recommend
contacting them to sort out th problem.

Larry Coker
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Development Team
1-866-434-0212 x401


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