[PLUG] NO ptr record for lists.pdxlinux.org...

[Grish]

Carla Schroder wrote:

>On Sunday 28 September 2003 1:48 pm, Grish wrote:
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>>Michael C. Robinson wrote:
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>>>This prevents using a smtpd restriction under Postfix that does address
>>>checks on from: before granting a connection.
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>>/me waits for the long, drawn-out debate on the advantages and
>>disadvantages of a ptr, flames against you for doing a reverse looking,
>>flames to those flaming, multiple suggestions to allow
>>lists.pdxlinux.org without a ptr, and then a full campaign to elect who
>>should be in charge of implementing a ptr...
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>So... you've been following this list for awhile, haven't you. :)
>The bottom line is many admins don't bother with PTRs, so I'm not sure I'd 
>consider it reliable for any kind of filtering or blocking.
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Indeed. I don't have a ptr on mine. :)

>Just for fun, do traceroutes on samspade.org, it flags DNS errors. Almost all 
>the time it's "xxx has no reverse DNS configured."
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