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Re: Problems with mail system? [Fwd: Returned mail: User unknown]



On Wed, Sep 06, 2000 at 11:33:21PM -0400, Buddha Buck wrote:

> > It says, in plain English, "failed to find host name from IP address".

> It says in plain English, "administrative prohibition (failed to fine 
> host name from IP address)"

> Perhaps it's from being too geeky myself, but Branden's explanation 
> (the recipient of the error message is not welcome on *THEIR* Internet 
> under the reasoning that they're ... refusing connections from machines 

It was the bit about "dialup trash" - inability to get reverse DNS
working is a different issue.

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