ADMIN: opinion needed

[Gary]

Hi there Douglas,

Saturday, January 10, 2004, 2:11:24 PM, you wrote:

D> The new mail server is up and functional. However, the upstream hasn't entered
D> the reverse DNS yet.
...
D> The current mail server is listed as a 'Residential' IP, and therefore is
D> listed in several RBLs. Lots of people cannot currently receive mail from us.

D> There's the problem. Should we continue with the current RBL-listed server
D> until the upstream gets DNS sorted out (we have NO concrete ETA from them) or
D> should we switch servers now and let DNS catch up later?

I would wait until DNS catches up, as once it is entered, it is just a
matter of the TTLs expiring in caches, (once they actually take the time
to enter the reverse DNS). Personally, on my email servers, your IP address
is whitelisted already.

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Best regards,
 Gary