Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder3.hal-mli.net!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!news.glorb.com!usenet.stanford.edu!not-for-mail From: Mark Andrews Newsgroups: comp.protocols.dns.bind Subject: Re: about the A and PTR for sending mail Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:05:38 +1100 Lines: 47 Approved: bind-users@lists.isc.org Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lists.isc.org X-Trace: usenet.stanford.edu 1320894399 28591 149.20.64.75 (10 Nov 2011 03:06:39 GMT) X-Complaints-To: action@cs.stanford.edu Cc: bind-users@isc.org To: =?UTF-8?B?6aOO5rKz?= Return-Path: X-Original-To: bind-users@lists.isc.org Delivered-To: bind-users@lists.isc.org In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:57:07 +0800." X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, NORMAL_HTTP_TO_IP,T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on mx.ams1.isc.org X-BeenThere: bind-users@lists.isc.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: BIND Users Mailing List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.protocols.dns.bind:81 In message , =?UTF-8?B?6aOO5rKz?= writes: > Hi, > > I know maybe this is not related to DNS question, so please excuse me > if it's not that suitable. > > I have two server IPs, the A records for them are: > > mail.dnsbed.com. 300 IN A 74.117.233.4 > mail.dnsbed.com. 300 IN A 74.117.232.204 > > The corresponding PTR records are: > > 4.233.117.74.in-addr.arpa. 36466 IN PTR dnsbed.com. > 204.232.117.74.in-addr.arpa. 36453 IN PTR dnsbed.com. > > But this setting can't make email sending successful. > The Postfix system says: > > postfix/smtp[13775]: A65713180D9: to=<***@freenet.de>, > relay=mx.freenet.de[195.4.92.211]:25, delay=1.2, > delays=0.29/0.02/0.76/0.16, dsn=5.0.0, status=bounced (host > mx.freenet.de[195.4.92.211] said: 550 inconsistent or no DNS PTR > record for 74.117.233.4 (see RFC 1912 2.1) (in reply to RCPT TO > command)) > > Is there any RFC item said the A and PTR records must be consistent? > And why they must? While there is no RFC requirement that they match is there any reason not to make them match (the above records don't match) given that is the intent of the IN-ADDR.ARPA namespace? > Thanks. > _______________________________________________ > Please visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users to unsubscribe > from this list > > bind-users mailing list > bind-users@lists.isc.org > https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users -- Mark Andrews, ISC 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742 INTERNET: marka@isc.org