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Re: Reverse DNS for eyeballs?


From: Chris Adams <cma () cmadams net>
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2023 07:37:49 -0500

Once upon a time, Forrest Christian (List Account) <lists () packetflux com> said:
I have a feeling that I might be stepping into a can of worms by asking
this,  but..

What's the current thinking around reverse DNS on IPs used by typical
residential/ small business customers.

I don't see any benefit to programmatically-generated reverse DNS.  I
stopped setting it up a long time ago now.  Really, reverse DNS these
days is mostly only useful for:

- mail servers (where it shows a modicum of control and clue)
- infrastructure/router IPs (so mtr/traceroute can show useful info)

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Chris Adams <cma () cmadams net>


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