Need help with reverse zone record

Thu Aug 26 02:05:10 UTC 2004

> > SMTP error from remote mailer after initial connection:
> >     host mx02.sccoast.net [66.153.203.185]: 550 Reverse DNS
> > lookup failed for host 69.56.237.82
>
> Reverse lookup seems to be working for these ips.  One possility is
> that the receiving mail server is trying to match a forward A record
> with the reverse PTR for 69.56.237.82.  if mail is in fact coming
> from 69.56.237.82, some receiving smtp servers will deny a connection
> from it because there is not forward A record for spameater.com that
> points to 69.56.237.82.
>
> Just a guess
> mv
>

DNS is so confusting.  Does the A record go into the zone record (not the
reverse zone record)?

How to do this?  Can I have two A records for the same domain name? Like
this:
spameater.com.           IN A     69.56.237.84

spameater.com.           IN A     69.56.237.82