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08-10-2014, 06:20 AM #1Disabled
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proper PTR record
Since my host did the ptr record for me. I thought i would go ahead and do the ptr record for my clients.
But what is the proper data entry fromat.
When i look at samples i see all kinds of formats, and when i look at results ie intodns i see a format result like this
Code:xxx.xxx.x.xx.in-addr.arpa -> name.domain.tld
I looked at my clients MX record is
Code:domain.com. 14400 IN MX 0 domain.com.
i had this at first but then removed it xxx.xxx.x.xx.in-addr.arpa.
Code:domain.com 1800 IN PTR domain.com.
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08-10-2014, 06:23 AM #2Digital Marketing Strategist
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Code:xxx.xxx.x.xx.in-addr.arpa. 1800 IN PTR server.domain.com.
Last edited by Infinitnet; 08-10-2014 at 06:29 AM.
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08-10-2014, 06:28 AM #3Disabled
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oh thats funny, thats the exact page i was looking at, thats where i got the 1800 from lol.
But they show a dot after arpa and you dont.. Do i need that
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08-10-2014, 06:30 AM #4Digital Marketing Strategist
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Woops yes, there has to be a dot after that too. It is your IP address in reverse order followed by ".in-addr.arpa.".
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08-10-2014, 06:32 AM #5Disabled
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ok thanks
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08-10-2014, 06:44 AM #6Disabled
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strange it says
ignoring out-of-zone data (xx.x.xxx.xxx.in-addr.arpa) zone xxxxxx***********
and the dot is after arpa
i did use mail.domain.com i wonder if i need to use hostname.name.com or ns1.domain.com
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08-10-2014, 06:48 AM #7Disabled
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strange, without the dot after arpa it accepted it.. maybe it puts the dot in there by itself.. wierd
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08-10-2014, 02:35 PM #8Disabled
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how would you do this in a template, i dont want to use the actual ip incase it changes then i have to remember to change the template too.
Code:%ipv4%.in-addr.arpa IN PTR mail.%domain%.
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08-10-2014, 02:45 PM #9Disabled
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there is no variable here either
http://docs.cpanel.net/twiki/bin/vie.../EditTemplates
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08-14-2014, 05:30 AM #10Junior Guru Wannabe
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This might help URL - help.dnsmadeeasy.com/spry_menu/ptr-record/
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08-14-2014, 01:23 PM #11Disabled
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Thanks i already been there the other day when making this post. Thanks for the reply.
But to update this i have gone in and removed the PTR anyway, sorry i forgot to update this..
The reason is that i assumed there was a hierarchy to this meaning that my main host does my PTR and then i do the PTR for my clients.
This does not appear to be the case, it would seem that all PTR at any level have to come from the the main data center. Which would explain why after a few days my PTR still had not resolved for my clients, so i removed the PTR record for them all since it was obviously igoring it.
Thanks but at least now i know...
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08-14-2014, 08:21 PM #12
Why?
PTR records are generally managed by the "owner" of the IP(s) needing PTR records. The only way you would get them to show up is to ask your host/datacenter (whoever manages the IP range) to insert them into their records for you.
(Didn't we have this conversation before? When I was F-DNS.)
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08-14-2014, 10:08 PM #13Disabled
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yes sir however that was a different situation. At that time i was trying to set the PTR for my host.
This time i was trying to set the PTR for my clients.
I did not know it was all the same autority that had to do this. I thought i could do my clients but i just could not do myself.
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08-14-2014, 10:19 PM #14
Hey, don't do that. Generally people only say that to me when they want extra cheesecake. If it's for another reason, I get nervous.
Just ask youself one question. "Do I "own" that IP?". If you don't, you can't do nuffink. You have to ask your uplink.
After-all, who's going to ask your mydomain.com, who's not listed as owning that IP range, when they can ask your-super-dooper-host.com, who does?
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