The PTR record is not made on the zone econocaribe.net. It is made on the zone 153.136.198.in-addr.arpa of which ns2.valueweb.net is responsible for.
http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/ptr.ch?ip=198.136.153.1 Have them read http://www.dnsstuff.com/info/revdns.htm and if they still do not understand time to get a new ISP. John T eServices For You > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:IMail_Forum- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ken Weise > Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 6:19 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Re[2]: [IMail Forum] PTR records on our own Class C > > Sorry all, I was out of town over the weekend. I had previously checked on > ARIN, and saw that Valueweb is authoritative for our IP block. However, they > say that since they don't manage the domain (econocaribe.net), they can't > create the PTR records for it. I've been back and forth with them many > times, and have made no headway. That's why I came to the list with the > question, because I wanted to make sure I was interpreting the info > correctly. I was in a hurry in the original email, and didn't specify that I > had already saw this info, that was my fault. Anyway, thanks to everyone for > confirming what I thought, now I have to figure out how to make Valueweb > understand that they can create a PTR record for us. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sanford Whiteman > Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 7:28 PM > To: Bill Landry > Subject: Re[2]: [IMail Forum] PTR records on our own Class C > > > Yes, but it's the wrong answer that sends someone off on an > > unnecessary wild-goose chase. . . > > Not truly a wild-goose chase, as the ISP -- usually much more > responsive by phone than a registrar -- would be able to rapidly > discern the extenuating routing circumstances and would direct the > client to the proper place. > > And I'd say that Darin's 999/1000 is actually much too low. It's > probably more like 99,999/100,000 times that a person who. . . > > a) doesn't have a PTR for their mailserver in April 2005; > > b) doesn't know that forward DNS is unrelated to reverse DNS; > > c) exhausts the DNS resources on the net without finding guidance > there; > > d) posts to an IMail list with this FAQ, without noting that they have > already consulted their bandwidth provider, as the archives (until > now) always recommend; and > > e) is the sole IT person charged with solving this problem > > .. . . does not own their Class C. This is not meant as a slur on Ken, > who certainly has skills outside this arena that we do not, but based > on experience. > > --Sandy > > > This email is intended solely for the intended recipient. If you are not the intended > recipient, then any copying of this email is strictly prohibited. If you received this > message in error, then you should immediately notify the sender by telephone or > return email and then delete it from your computer. > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
