[SOLVED] How can I add a AAAA (IpV6) PTR record?

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#1 Sun, 02/21/2016 - 10:45
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[SOLVED] How can I add a AAAA (IpV6) PTR record?

Hi,

I'm getting the dreaded Gmail ipv6 failure message when sending emails to gmail addresses:
Our system has detected that this message does 550-5.7.1 not meet IPv6 sending guidelines regarding PTR records and 550-5.7.1 authentication. Please review 550-5.7.1  https://support.google.com/mail/?p=ipv6_authentication_error for more 550 5.7.1 information.

I could of course disable ipv6, but I'd rather not do that.
So I'm looking for some help to add the PTR in webmin.

Do I need to first create master zone and then select "Reverse (Addresses to Names)"?

Or can I just go to the existing master zone, and then "Add Address Record"?
In that case, do I need to select "Update reverse?" and I presume I do NOT "replace existing"?

Any help appreciated.

Thanks

Tue, 02/23/2016 - 14:05
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Hi,

did anyone have time to look at this?

Thanks

Wed, 02/24/2016 - 01:54
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The solution is to add the AAAA record to /var/named/hostname.hosts as follows:

hostname,com IN AAAA longipv6address

then restart BIND.

Don't forget to ask your ISP/VPS provider to update the reverse DNS so that the PTR points to the hostname,

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