Running own mail server

[Bruno Wolff III]

On Sat, Nov 04, 2006 at 09:58:24 +1030,
  Tim <ignored_mailbox at yahoo.com.au> wrote:
> On Fri, 2006-11-03 at 10:08 -0700, David G. Miller wrote:
> > The only problem I've run into is my ISP still claims my IP address on
> > a reverse look-up so there are a very few places (spamhaus in
> > particular) who won't accept e-mail from my domain. 
> 
> This is where it's an advantage to get your ISP to host your DNS
> records.  You *may* be able to get them to put in a PTR record for you.
> You've very unlikely to get them to do so when you host your records
> elsewhere.

Speakeasy will do this for you. They are available in a lot of the US.
(They use COVAD and New Edge Networks for CLECs, so at least one of those
two needs to have equipment in your CO to get their DSL service.)