Sooooo... I'm no expert at this but I have been running my own sites and mail servers for many years now but only with aid and help of ISPconfig 3. I am having a little problem in the reverse DNS lookup. In short, I don't know what, who or how to set these things up I have an ISP = myisp.net I have a domain name provider = domainprovider.com I have my own server = myownserver.me however, when I do a rDNS for myownserver.me on https://mxtoolbox.com/SuperTool.aspx I get an error "Reverse DNS is not a valid Hostname" I have used the perfect server for Debian buster to set up the server hostname = itsme hostname -f = itsme.myownserver.me I'm at a loss and at this point, I need some help, please!!! What record do I need to create and where do I put it? Many thanks in advance for any help
You set the rDNS (PTR) record at the provider of your IP address (ISP) usually, not on your own server. The PTR record should be the hostname of your server on that IP.
Thank you for the sift reply greatly appreciate it. What format would the record have? sorry for the noob question
What do you mean exactly? If you contact your ISP, they could set it up or tell you where you can do that.
Thank you Taleman for pointing that out I did notice the link during my investigation and research Although very comprehensive and informative it did not answer my question. However, "Th0m" answered my question... so thanks for the response
