[dns-wg] Re: Reverse DNS at the Host Level?

>>>>> "Stephane" == Stephane Bortzmeyer <bortzmeyer at nic.fr> writes:

    >> For instance many mail servers won't accept SMTP sessions from
    >> hosts with no reverse DNS: it's usually a strong indication of
    >> a spam source.

    Stephane> Let me rewrite this properly:

    Stephane> For instance some mail servers won't accept SMTP
    Stephane> sessions from hosts with no reverse DNS (they often
    Stephane> believe it will limit the amount of spam received).

Let me rewrite your rewrite properly: :-)

	For instance some mail servers won't accept SMTP sessions from
	hosts with no reverse DNS. This is a common anti-spam measure
	because a significant amount of spam is known to come from hosts
	that do not have reverse DNS entries.