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Re: Mailserver requirements
From: Niels Bakker <niels=nanog () bakker net>
Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2004 23:09:45 +0200
* arnold () nipper de (Arnold Nipper) [Mon 05 Apr 2004, 23:04 CEST]:
Today I run across a MTA which refused to accept mail because it could not detect an MX record for the reverse mapping of the IP address of the server which tried to deliver mail. Is this correct?
Any mail server operator is of course free to implement such a policy, but no RFC exists to back it up. MX records aren't needed to send mail; an A record is enough. -- Niels. -- Today's subliminal thought is:
Current thread:
- Mailserver requirements Arnold Nipper (Apr 05)
- Re: Mailserver requirements Niels Bakker (Apr 05)
- Re: Mailserver requirements Valdis . Kletnieks (Apr 05)
- Re: Mailserver requirements Charles Sprickman (Apr 05)
- Re: Mailserver requirements Peter Galbavy (Apr 06)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: Mailserver requirements Mike Walter (Apr 05)
- Re: Mailserver requirements Arnold Nipper (Apr 05)
- Re: Mailserver requirements Daniel Roesen (Apr 05)
- Re: Mailserver requirements Arnold Nipper (Apr 05)
- Re: Mailserver requirements Daniel Roesen (Apr 05)
- Re: Mailserver requirements Jim Segrave (Apr 06)
- Re: Mailserver requirements Arnold Nipper (Apr 05)
- Re: Mailserver requirements Valdis . Kletnieks (Apr 05)