[RFCI-Discuss] is a reversename a must ?

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Jeff Pang wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
>   
>> From: Matus UHLAR - fantomas <uhlar at fantomas.sk>
>> Sent: Jan 22, 2008 4:04 AM
>> To: rfci-discuss at lists.megacity.org
>> Subject: Re: [RFCI-Discuss] is a reversename a must ?
>>
>> rfc 1912:
>>
>> 2.1 Inconsistent, Missing, or Bad Data
>>
>>   Every Internet-reachable host should have a name.  The consequences
>>   of this are becoming more and more obvious.  Many services available
>>   on the Internet will not talk to you if you aren't correctly
>>   registered in the DNS.
>>
>> it's should, even not SHOULD but it says so. It even means that others are
>> not required to communicate with you if you don't have reverse DNS.
>>
>>     
>
> "Every Internet-reachable host should have a name". 
> Yes I agree.But it's primarily an A record name, not meaning the PTR record name.Is it?
>   

The same RFC continues:

	Make sure your PTR and A records match.