RE: Reverse dns

["Dale Babiy" <DaleB () BETWWTS com>]

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Rfc1912 section 2.1 says:

   "Every Internet-reachable host should have a name.  The
consequences
   of this are becoming more and more obvious.  Many services
available
   on the Internet will not talk to you if you aren't correctly
   registered in the DNS.

   Make sure your PTR and A records match.  For every IP address,
there
   should be a matching PTR record in the in-addr.arpa domain.  If a
   host is multi-homed, (more than one IP address) make sure that all
IP
   addresses have a corresponding PTR record (not just the first
one).
   Failure to have matching PTR and A records can cause loss of
Internet
   services similar to not being registered in the DNS at all.  Also,
   PTR records must point back to a valid A record, not a alias
defined
   by a CNAME.  It is highly recommended that you use some software
   which automates this checking, or generate your DNS data from a
   database which automatically creates consistent data."

That's as close as I could come in a short skim.  At the very least
it's recommended, and probably a best practice.

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Dale Babiy
Network Manager,
Tasman Gaming Inc

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