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   Message 14,149 of 14,669   
   Barry Margolin to Emil Naepflein   
   Re: Reverse DNS optional?   
   10 Feb 15 01:42:32   
   
   From: barmar@alum.mit.edu   
      
   In article ,   
    Emil Naepflein  wrote:   
      
   > On Tue, 3 Feb 2015 02:08:40 +0000 (UTC), glen herrmannsfeldt   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   > >F: Network administrators who don't configure reverse DNS should   
   > >   be shot.   
   >   
   > There are applications that use rDNS for authentication, filtering, ... .   
      
   For those, this is the relevant case:   
      
   C: Only hosts that make outgoing connections need DNS, don't waste   
      the time otherwise.   
      
   --   
   Barry Margolin   
   Arlington, MA   
      
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