Questions tagged [ptr-record]
PTR is a type of record in DNS system used for reverse DNS lookups (IP address to hostname)
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| rDNS | IP gets resolved with a wrong hostname
I've been trying to set up rDNS so my IP could get resolved to my hostname in a program which has a built in rDNS lookup feature. I had done everything I was suggested (ask my ISP to make a PTR record ...
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Unknown PTR record in DNS; it’s not there in Cloudflare DNS Settings [closed]
(1.) There is an extra, unwanted, unexpected, unadded PTR record in my DNS settings, with value set to the Domain Name "mediati.net". You can see it here in MxToolbox Reverse Lookup:
MxToolbox shows ...
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BIND PTR forvarding with 10/8 master record
I'm running BIND9 witch is 10.in-addr.arpa master. I trying to add 142.24.10.in-addr.arpa as forward zone, but it doesn't work. Here is a part of named.conf file:
options {
check-names master ...
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Who is responsible to set up reverse DNS (PTR) for a domain, the DNS host or the MX host?
I have the dns for a domain on GoDaddy and the MX configured for Gmail. All set up ok with spf, dkim and dmarc, and all passes all online tests, beside: intodns.com reports this error for the domain ...
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What is Wrong with My Reverse Lookup PTR Record
I can't figure out why my PTR record does not work on my new server. This configuration worked on my old server and I already confirmed with my host that they added a record on their end so that 72....
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Should PTR for domain controller be automatically created?
Reverse look up for my domain controller doesn't work.
Invoke-Command -Credential $Cred -VMName $vmname -ScriptBlock {Install-WindowsFeature DNS -IncludeManagementTools}
Invoke-Command -Credential $...
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How does a PTR record help receiving mail servers detect spam?
Specifically, if I create a mail server with IP 1.2.3.4 and hostname bademail.example.com, and make sure I have a PTR record from that IP to that hostname, what has that achieved?
In a real world ...
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When sending an email to Gmail, I get a delivery error email back to me
I have a VPS and when I send an email, I get a delivery error email with one of the following (the email is not in the spam, it is not being sent at all):
all hosts for 'gmail.com' have been ...
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Scrape subdomain IPs using PTR records
I'm looking for a solution to an obscure problem. For security policy reasons we have a workstation using PeerBlock with a block list that essentially blacklists the entire internet, and then an allow ...
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domain name system - rDNS is not exist [closed]
I need some help with Reverse DNS as I have got a problem with it. I have setup rDNS on my hosting provider which I use rdns1.example.com and I have a server hostname which it is gateway1.example.com. ...
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Setting up a global PTR record for entire server
Digital Ocean droplet running CentOS 7 with Plesk Panel installed.
Trying to improve the email deliverability and overall state of the mail server.
Want to set up a PTR record and apply this to the ...
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Reverse DNS PTR entries matching to MX entries
Confusion over what reverse DNS applies to and where it gets set... Although there are answers on how to do this, I still cannot determine what needs to get done and why.
A domain is registered at ...
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Different PTR record resolve in DNS my DNS server and the public DNS server
I have created a PTR Record for Mail matters on my DNS server which can be seen as public. But after a day it is not recognized by mxtoolbox.com. I have checked every possible syntax errors but there ...
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Google Cloud Compute Enable PTR Record - Invalid value for field 'resource.publicPtrDomainName
I have followed the proceedure in google cloud documentation...https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/instances/create-ptr-record
verify domain ownership (done and verified)
in google cloud console, ...
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Windows AD DNS is automatically adding PTR records for CNAMEs and I want this to stop
Preface: I am not a Windows admin. I am a Linux admin.
I have a Windows 2016 server with AD DNS that handles internal DNS forward and reverse lookups.
Somewhere, somehow, some process is ...
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Entering multiple DNS TXT values as a single TXT entry, with each value in " marks, but separated by spaces
I have done this with other DNS providers but I'm stuck on UltraDNS's DNS management interface. I need to enter multiple values in a TXT entry so they resolve as a single string with each value in " ...
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Single DNS and E-Mail server with multiple public IP addresses
On our site we have two internet providers, with public IPs on each link.
We manage locally our DNS and SMTP server.
We want to publish our DNS and SMTP server on both links, to get redundancy.
My ...
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Which domain should the IP PTR record resolve to?
I am trying to set up a mailserver alongside my webserver, example.com, at IP address 192.0.2.1
I have installed the usual suspects; Postfix, Dovecot, Roundcube,
ClamAV milter, and OpenDKIM. I ...
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Google cloud load balancing and reverse DNS
I have a domain example.com pointing at a Google Cloud load balancer. Requests get served by one of several Compute Engines behind the load balancer.
The load balancer ip is 1.2.3.4
Now when I send ...
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Setting up email server SPF without access to IP PTR
What is or is there a proper way to set up SPF without setting the IP's PTR?
because I don't have access and want to know if there's an alternative method
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new email send to Outlook.com never deliver but reply on Outlook.com email does
I dont know where i could start. There is the probleme.
If someone send me an email from Outlook.com, i received the email. If i reply, he will received my email.
If i write a new email and send it ...
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How delegate the reverse DNS lookup to another name server?
Consider this scenario:
A VPS server with one ip address (1.2.3.4) running "bind name server" to resolve requests.
An organization which gave that ip address to the VPS server. Obviously the ...
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Multi-view DNS PTR issues
I am seeing some problems with PTR zone resolution, and I can't quite figure out what is not configured correctly.
Summary:
1) I've been delegated authority for my PTR zone (246.237.204.in-addr.arpa,...
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bind9 on server locally for mail ptr record with cloudflare as name servers
I am using cloudflare's name servers for example.com with a cname for www - these are filtered through cloudflare.
In cloudflare, I have an mx record pointing to mail.example.com and a mail A record ...
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How to know if reverse PTR record is correct for emailing purposes
I send emails for test@example.com with my own server. When using dig -x xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx with the IP of my server, I get:
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR
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Reverse PTR record lookup not working with dig
As mentioned here, having a Reverse PTR record is key for successful email sending and delivery from one's own server. In order to check if it's correctly set for my server, I tried:
dig -x 111.111....
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BIND9 can't resolve in-addr arpa
I am trying to configure my nameservers to resolve a PTR zone for which we are authoritative. I have several forward zones that work just fine, but when I try to resolve a PTR, the result does not ...
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PTR record won`t update
Currently, my server is running Ubuntu Server. I had the domain "rosresurs.msk.ru". A bit later I've bought a new domain called "rosresurs.net". But when I ran dig command, I saw, that old domain is ...
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How to allow rDNS(PTR) record to point a specific domain?
Maybe it sounds too complicated, but I will do my best to explain. The problem is the following: some domain is pointing my servers IP address. How can I block that rDNS (PTR) record, so I can attach ...
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Delegating reverse dns records - Bind (Ubuntu Server)
I have got a mail server attached to a static provided by my ISP. Our dns service is run by buddyns DNS service because our ISP blocked 53 by default. The DNS service is excellent, but i dont know how ...
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BIND DNS: how to override RR generated by $GENERATE directive?
I'm running an authoritative nameserver for a reverse /16 zone, where every IP is mapped to a custom subdomain.
This is achieved by a zone file with 256 $GENERATE directives, for example (subnet 11.22....
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How to set reverse ptr in azure Cli?
I'm trying to add reverse ptr on my Azure VM server.
I tried via powershell and now I'm trying CLI direct on Azure panel.
NOTE: My VMs are static ip.
az network public-ip update --resource-group ...
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how to properly configure DNS when server hosting one domain is sending mail from another?
i'm trying to figure out how to properly setup TXT and PTR records in the following case:
- one domain is hosted on the server 1stdomain.com on IP 1.2.3.4
- it uses remote mail server for sending ...
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can not having a PTR record affect website performance?
I moved my ptr from my maindomain.com to my mail.maindomain.com. Now i could swear my website was faster before, but i can't prove it. Could not having a PTR record affect performance in any way? ...
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PTR lookup to authenticate emails
gmx.com and mail.com are using PTR lookup to authenticate emails. For example, I used 1.1.1.1 to send email as from gmail.com to gmx.com, gmx.com would do PTR look up for 1.1.1.1 see if its gmail.com.
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Reverse DNS for multiple IP address with same domain name
We have a setup where our day-to-day email is sent via GSuite for Business and our bulk email (newsletters, etc) are sent through an Exchange server (to avoid Google's sending limits). Both are sent ...
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Receiving mail from Gmail delayed - PTR issue?
One of our partners receives our mails with noticeable delays. The same mail sent to two addresses under their domain are sometimes delivered at their server hours apart (checked in the actual server ...
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Possibility to synthesise resource records in BIND?
is there possibility to synthesise resource records in BIND, similar as in KnotDNS with following command?
synth_record "(forward`|reverse) <prefix> <ttl> \<address>/<nn>";`
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How to Add Pointer Record in Reverse Lookup DNS Zone (Windows Server)
I want to add a pointer record in reverse lookup zone in windows 2012 Server. The pointer record should point to a delegated zone defined in a forward lookup zone.
I want to answer any DNS query: b....
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Why does SSH report “reverse mapping checking getaddrinfo failed” even when PTR record is set?
I'm trying to setup a cluster using a private network on subnet 10. One machine has two interfaces, one to connect to the regular network and the other to connect to all the nodes on subnet 10. This ...
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Is PTR record needed if SPF record points to IP
If sending email as user@mydomain.com from mail server 1.2.3.4, and the SPF record of mydomain.com set as
"v=spf1 ip4:1.2.3.4 -all"
Will a PTR record do any good? Is PTR required for some e-mail ...
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Allow mail to be sent from any subdomain (PTR, SPF, Gmail)
I use a single smarthost as a hub to route all email from my network so that I can pass SPF checks on Gmail. However, although I always send through the same server, the From address can differ. For ...
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Reverse DNS Setup for an IP with multiple domains
I am trying to clarify my Reverse DNS PTR lookup for a domain. I have a server with a single IP addresses and multiple accounts, all sharing that IP address;
My PTR is currently:
24.210.31.in-addr....
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How do I create a PTR record for my server?
I assumed I would set up a PTR record with my other DNS records, but have been told by my hosting company that "a PTR record should be set up at the side of your server, not as a DNS record in your ...
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SERVFAIL after PTR configuration attempt (BIND 9)
I'm having trouble with setting up reverse DNS.
I own the mentioned public IP addresses.
After making changes to named.conf (added zone "1.198.193.in-addr.arpa" )
options {
directory "/var/...
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Configuring reverse DNS on BIND 9.7.3
I'm seeing the following in /var/log/mail.log
UPDATE :I own the mentioned public IP addresses.
The IP address sending this message does not have a PTR 550-5.7.1 record
setup. As a policy, Gmail does ...
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Configuring DNS Server on Windows 2012 R2
I am a newbie at Windows Server Management and am trying to host a website on my Windows 2012 VPS
I have installed IIS, added the site and the site is up and running. The domain is from GoDaddy and I ...
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Is it ever preferable to have a server without a DNS PTR record? [closed]
Other questions on this site explain why it's helpful to have a PTR record, and why it's unhelpful to have multiple of them.
Are there any real-world situations where a server with one or more A ...
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How to create RDNS (Reverse DNS) [closed]
How to create a RDNS (Reverse DNS) in centos or Ubuntu [PTR record]
I searched a lot in Internet and didn't find any solutions. I got a idea it can be done by BIND or BIND9.
In some forum i seen ...
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Multiple Domains on one Server IP-Adress
i need some help. I would like to host my own Mailserver with two or more domains. But to dont get blocked on outlook.com for example. I need a PTR to every Mail-Domain to get a correct lookup. Can i ...
