delegation of subnet to remote DNS?

[phn at icke-reklam.ipsec.nu]

andrew kagan <aklist_061666 at enigmedia.com> wrote:
> Hi All:

> I have a client for whom I'm providing DNS and webhosting services. They
> recently got static-IP ADSL service for their office through SBC. They've
> started running their own mail out of the office, but they're having
> connection problems with AOL, etc.

> SBC's reverse zone has a PTR of "adsl-XX-XX-XX-XXX.dsl.lsan03.pacbell.net"
> (where the XX's are the IP address).

> The client says AOL told them that the NAME of the IP address was reason
> enough for them to block it...not even that the IP address itself was in a
> blacklist.

> SBC is refusing to change the PTR to a friendlier name. They suggested,
> since we're providing the DNS for the domain, that they delegate authority
> for the IP address reverse zone to us.

> Since I am nowhere near SBC's pool of IPs, I'm just wondering a) if it's
> even possible or may cause more problems and b) if this is a common thing to
> do?

Have the customer obtain a mail relay outside pacbell.net. The exist
in numerous blockllists and even more manual blocks due to spamming
problems.





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