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begin [EMAIL PROTECTED] spewed forth:
> On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 10:52:55PM -0500, Matt Nelson wrote:
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> Content-Description: Forwarded message - Totally OT: valid mail server
> > Date: 21 Oct 2002 18:21:05 -0500
> > From: Matt Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: Totally OT: valid mail server
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.8 (1.0.8-10)
> >
> > Can anyone tell me why Redhat's list server is rejecting my
> > subscription attempts, saying I must use a valid mail server? I don't
> > have this problem with any other list I subscribe to. I run my own
> > mail servers, but do not run my own reverse DNS. Could this be the
> > problem? Even so, why would Redhat be that paranoid?
>
> Because spammers often use spoofed or camouflaged addresses to
> do their nasty work, and not having reverse DNS is a good way to
> lie about who you are. Not having reverse DNS lookups configured
> is also poor net citizenship.
Or just a problematic/clueless ISP. I have that problem. I asked them to
let me reverse my 1/2 of a C block. Hasn't happened. OTOH, I had to
provide them help on a previous DNS problem where their origin server
wasn't.
Ciao,
David A. Bandel
- --
Focus on the dream, not the competition.
-- Nemesis Racing Team motto
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