From: Digest To: "OS/2GenAu Digest" Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:00:15 WST-8WST,10,1,0,7200,4,1,0,7200,0 Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 2045 Reply-To: X-List-Unsubscribe: www.os2site.com/list/ ************************************************** Thursday 21 April 2011 Number 2045 ************************************************** Subjects for today 1 My reverse DNS lookup is finally correct : Peter Moylan **= Email 1 ==========================** Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:51:39 +1000 From: Peter Moylan Subject: My reverse DNS lookup is finally correct Here's some good news for anyone who runs a server. I've been using Westnet as my ISP for the past several years. Generally they've been good - although I'm not happy that my recent change of address switched me to a lower-speed connection at a higher price - but one thing that's been bugging me is a DNS problem. A normal DNS lookup (translating domain name to numeric IP address) doesn't go through the ISP, and has always worked correctly. Reverse DNS (translate number to hostname) does necessarily go through the ISP's nameserver, and it's always produced a result that makes it look as if I'm a spammer on a dial-up line, so I get mail rejected. I've asked for this to be changed several times. The technical support people were willing to make the change, but they always got it wrong, so the reverse DNS lookup has never matched my domain name. Last night I got an e-mail from Westnet asking me to look at the new version of their web site. I did, and for the most part was suitably bored. ("New and improved web site" usually means "not compatible with HTML standards", i.e. Windows is compulsory to view it. I'm already locked out of things like American Express and AGL.) Then I noticed a menu item allowing me to specify the reverse DNS name. I did so late last night. By this morning someone had updated the nameserver. This is far better than getting tech support by phone. -- Peter Moylan peter at pmoylan dot org http://www.pmoylan dot org -------------------------------------------------- http://www./melbpc/ - The Melbourne OS/2 SIG ===