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Wombat
7y

The whole email and DNS system is fucked up!

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  • 2
    What have you done now? :D
  • 0
    @Linux nothing :O

    I was adding MX records and I think I did it pretty good. But I think it's a dumb system.... Or I understand it to little...

    Still... I get errors regarding the reverse DNS entry. I feel useless.
  • 1
    @Divisionbyzero
    Why is it a good system? It works perfect and when you understand it - it is logical and simple.

    The reverserecord is something you set at your hostingprovider.
  • 0
    @Linux I did, but when I enter the websites domain it complains about not valid hostname. When I enter the FQDN it complains about hostname not matching.

    I talk about SMTP teats
  • 1
    @Divisionbyzero
    For example:
    You have a website called zero.com
    You have a emailserver that is called mail.zero.com
    You set up a A record to mail.zero.com with the IP to that server.
    Then you add a MX record at @, like this:
    @ MX 10 mail.zero.com
  • 0
    @Linux what is when both are on one server?
  • 2
    @Divisionbyzero

    @ MX 10 zero.com

    It is not recommended to have the website and mailserver on the same server thou.
  • 0
    Why is that?
  • 2
    @Divisionbyzero
    Website is hacked - the reputation of the server goes down the drain.
    Also, if they want to send spam from your domain, there is nothing that stops them because SPF will align.
  • 0
    @Linux OK, if that happens I will take the gun anyways. Because my wife is going to kill me with a broken bottle, if she gets me.
  • 1
    @Divisionbyzero
    Haha, sounds like a bad relationship ;)
  • 1
    @Linux it's the opposite. 😅
  • 1
    @Divisionbyzero
    Thats nice :)
  • 3
    reading all comments and was able to understand everything. +1 for this achievement, a year ago I'd be like: WTF are they talking about lol

    thanks both of ya @linux & @Divisionbyzero
  • 2
    @gitpush you mean the women part, aren't you? 🤔
  • 1
    @Divisionbyzero oh that part I did not understand lol
  • 0
    @Jop- I call the whole DNS record system fucked up. Not emails persee.
  • 1
    @gitpush sometimes I forget that it's a developer community. 😂
  • 1
    @Divisionbyzero haha better not do that again :P
  • 1
    @Divisionbyzero
    No, the DNS system is solid.
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