[PCTECH] Re: Reverse DNS - where is it?

[David Gibbs <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jeff Crosby wrote:
> I called Verizon and they said they have nothing to do with it, I have to
> contact register.com.  But if I am beginning to understand it ever so
> slightly, wouldn't Verizon be the one for reverse DNS because they gave me
> the static IP address of 66.15.42.200?

You probably need to escalate the call to a higher tech support level.

The people you are talking to don't seem to know the difference between 
a forward dns entry (points lists.midrange.com to 69.3.23.26) and a 
reverse dns entry (points 69.3.23.26 to ip26.midrange.com).

The organization that owns the IP address space you are using (Verizon, 
most likely) is responsible for maintaining the reverse dns.

FWIW: Most DSL and cable ISP's actually do maintain reverse dns entries 
for their IP space.  It will be something odd looking, like 
"adsl-99-99-99-99.dsl.chcgil.ameritech.net" (where the 99's actually are 
the IP address).

david