Re: dns problem with mailing list server

Fixed

On Tue, 20 Jul 2004, Bruce Momjian wrote:

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> Dana Hudes wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> The mail relay used for the dbdpg-general mailing list, 200.46.204.17,
>> does not have consistent reverse DNS entry (it does have a reverse entry).
>>
>> Specifically, while gborg.postgresql.org has address 200.46.204.176 the
>> reverse entry 176.204.46.200.in-addr.arpa domain name pointer
>> svr3.postgresql.org.
>>
>> But svr3.postgresql.org. does not have a forward entry.
>>
>> This then falls afoul of the anti-spam measures recommended in RFC2055 and
>> the procedures recommended at e.g. www.postfix.org (I use the postfix mail
>> relay).
>>
>> If someone adds a forward entry for svr3.postgresql.org resolving to
>> 200.46.204.176 all will be well.
>>
>> Until then my, and many other, mail relays will think mailing list traffic
>> is from a fraudulent host and reject the mail (albeit with a 450 status,
>> indicatitive of a temporary failure;  potentially when the situation is
>> corrected the most recent mail will then be delivered).
>>
>> Thanks
>>
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