X-Original-To: pgsql-www-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (unknown [200.46.204.144]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6B657D1B366 for ; Thu, 22 Jul 2004 05:25:09 -0300 (ADT) Received: from svr1.postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 97031-10 for ; Thu, 22 Jul 2004 08:25:07 +0000 (GMT) Received: from ganymede.hub.org (u46n208.hfx.eastlink.ca [24.222.46.208]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5A628D1B2D9 for ; Thu, 22 Jul 2004 05:24:56 -0300 (ADT) Received: by ganymede.hub.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 09523350F1; Thu, 22 Jul 2004 05:25:04 -0300 (ADT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ganymede.hub.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 05DC134FE2; Thu, 22 Jul 2004 05:25:04 -0300 (ADT) Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 05:25:03 -0300 (ADT) From: "Marc G. Fournier" X-X-Sender: scrappy@ganymede.hub.org To: Bruce Momjian Cc: Dana Hudes , PostgreSQL www Subject: Re: dns problem with mailing list server In-Reply-To: <200407201451.i6KEpDF22164@candle.pha.pa.us> Message-ID: <20040722052500.A62956@ganymede.hub.org> References: <200407201451.i6KEpDF22164@candle.pha.pa.us> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at hub.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 tagged_above=0.0 required=5.0 tests= X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200407/89 X-Sequence-Number: 4759 Fixed On Tue, 20 Jul 2004, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > CC to www list. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 >> > > -- > Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us > pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 359-1001 > + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road > + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate > subscribe-nomail command to majordomo@postgresql.org so that your > message can get through to the mailing list cleanly > ---- Marc G. Fournier Hub.Org Networking Services (http://www.hub.org) Email: scrappy@hub.org Yahoo!: yscrappy ICQ: 7615664