Reverse DNS and single IP address space

[Andy Harrison]

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On 27-Mar-2003, James Earl wrote message "Re: Reverse DNS and single IP address
space"
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> I'm assuming if I can use nslookup [ip-address] to get my hostname, 
> that reverse DNS on the ISP is setup properly.  Is this an okay 
> assumption?


Well, realistically, yes.  Theoretically, no.  To make a long story short, if
you want to be positive, resolve it from a 3rd party's name server.  

nslookup x.x.x.x ns.netscape.com 

or at one of the websites.  http://network-tools.com/ for instance.


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Andy Harrison
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