Mailserver requirements

Mon Apr 5 21:25:15 UTC 2004

He isn't saying it needs a reverse address. He's saying that the reverse 
address needs an MX record.

Roman Volf
Keystreams Internet Solutions
volfman at keystreams.com

Mike Walter wrote:

>Arnold,
>	I am surprised you don't have problems sending to AOL as well.
>They don't accept email from servers that do not have reverse addresses.
>I don't accept email from severs without reverse addressing. 	
>
>Mike Walter, MCP
>3z.net a PCD Company
><http://www.3z.net>
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>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Arnold Nipper [mailto:arnold at nipper.de] 
>Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 5:03 PM
>To: NANOG
>Subject: Mailserver requirements
>
>
>
>Today I run across a MTA which refused to accept mail because it could
>not detect an MX record for the reverse mapping of the IP address of the
>server which tried to deliver mail. Is this correct?
>
>Or: if A is the IP Address of server trying to deliver mail, does
>mx(reverse(A)) have to exist?
>
>
>
>-- Arnold
>
>  
>

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Roman Volf
Keystreams Internet Solutions
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