Info on Reverse Dns

[Barry Margolin]

In article <9ie6v3$nat at pub3.rc.vix.com>, Mike Lander <mechiman at home.com> wrote:
>Any way I thank you for your reply. I have posted my ips suggested zones
>below and I have a question regarding it.
>**************************
>my question is between asteriks below
>
>**************************
....
>; IMPORTANT: Don't forget to update the serial number.
>;
>$TTL 86400
>$ORIGIN lanline.49.42.64.in-addr.arpa.
>@ IN SOA <your_primary_nameserver>. <your_contact_address>.
>(
>2001070901
>10800
>3600
>604800
>86400
>)

The lines from ( to ) above need to be indented.

>IN NS <your_primary_nameserver>.
>IN NS <your_secondary_nameserver>.

These two lines also need to be indented.

>;------
>;
>; Note that you cannot use the first (64.42.49.232 = network address)
>; and last (64.42.49.239 = broadcast) address for hosts (PTR).
>;
>; The individual PTR records below are still commented out.
>; fill in the correct hostnames and remove the leading ';'.
>; We suggest that you only uncomment the PTR records you really need.
>;
>;233 IN PTR <some_hostname_233>.
>;234 IN PTR <some_hostname_234>.
>;235 IN PTR <some_hostname_235>.
>;236 IN PTR <some_hostname_236>.
>;237 IN PTR <some_hostname_237>.
>;238 IN PTR <some_hostname_238>.
>
>****************************************************************************
>***********
>
>I left the last octet off  ie: 234 IN PTR mail.lanlinecomptuers.com.
>
>--Mike--
>
>****************************************************************************
>***********

I thought you said you had a question between *** lines.  What's your
question about that?

-- 
Barry Margolin, barmar at genuity.net
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