Re: naming the mail server

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naming the mail server
\ Brian (14 Mar 2008)
. \ (Wietse Venema) (14 Mar 2008)
. . \ Evan Platt (14 Mar 2008)
. . . \ mouss (14 Mar 2008)
. \ mouss (14 Mar 2008)
. \ Randy Ramsdell (14 Mar 2008)

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Subject:	Re: naming the mail server
Group:	Postfix-users
From:	Randy Ramsdell
Date:	14 Mar 2008

Brian wrote:
> Hi All. Will some mail servers reject mail from hosts that don't have
> a valid reverse name? To prevent this and other unforeseen issues, I
> want to make sure I know what options I have for valid names. Am I
> correct that the name should contain 'mail' or mx'? Are there any
> other options? This is what am thinking of naming my mailserver.
>
> mx1.mydomain.com <http://mx1.mydomain.com>
>
> Thanks for you help,
> Brian
Q: "Will some mail servers reject mail from hosts that don't have a
valid reverse name?"
A: Yes