We were unable to perform a reverse IP address (PTR) lookup on your SMTP email server. This is a problem because many organizations will not accept email from a server without a reverse record.
We recommend performing a Reverse Lookup on the IP Address for your mail server to try to find the cause of the error. You will probably need to contact your ISP and ask them to setup a reverse (PTR) record for you.
You should ask that this record be the same as your forward DNS name (e.g. mail.example.com). We also recommend configuring your server to include this name in your HELO banner.
Additional Information
When a sending server makes a connection to the recipient server, the recipient server notes the sending IP address and performs a reverse lookup. This is done by sending a DNS query which returns a Fully Qualified Domain Name ( FQDN) registered for that IP address. If the sending SMTP address matches the domain, then it's much more likely that the message is legitimate and therefore will be passed on to the recipient. If the IP address doesn't match, it's much more likely that the sending address was spoofed and therefore much more likely that it's unwanted and could be considered spam.
A FQDN is associated to an IP with a valid PTR record. You want the domain name portion of the FQDN to match the domain of your email address. (e.g. if your sending addresses follow the convention of name@mydomain.com, your PTR record should contain something like mailserver.mydomain.com). Only the organiztion which controls and owns the IP can set a PTR record. PTR record queries are sent to the owner of the IP address which is the ISP, unlike other DNS queries which are sent to the DNS server of whoever owns the domain. For this reason Setting a PTR record on your own DNS servers is almost useless since no one is asking your servers.
To make any changes to your reverse DNS, you will need to contact your ISP or if you host your own DNS (rare) you will adjust it yourself. You will not be able to do this in your DNS control panel unless your ISP also hosts your DNS and gives you the functionality to add your own reverse DNS records.
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