I don't do reverse dns and most people get my email just fine. If you don't I probably don't care enough to hear about it.
I have 5 static IPs at home that resolve. Nothing hard about it; I just refuse to pay $5/month for reverse lookups. On Thu, Feb 07, 2008 at 09:38:30AM -0600, L. V. Lammert wrote: > On Thu, 7 Feb 2008, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > > > On Thu, Feb 07, 2008 at 02:51:31AM -0800, Chris wrote: > > > I have a P3 box with 120GB HDD that's doing web, ssh and samba at the > > > moment. I > > > am planning setup sendmail, spamd, mimedefang, clamd and spam-assassin > > > on this box along with web, ssh and samba. > > > > > > I was wondering if anyone has any experience with running a mail > > > server at home. > > > > In reality, you cannot run your own mail server at home. This would > require: > > 1) DNS resolution for your domain name > 2) Appropriate MX records > 3) Valid REVERSE DNS for your IP > > #3 is usually the big factor for most ISPS, without it, you will not be > able to send email to any 'sane' mail server. > > Lee > > ================================================ > Leland V. Lammert [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Chief Scientist Omnitec Corporation > Network/Internet Consultants www.omnitec.net > ================================================
