Reverse DNS (PTR records)

Reverse DNS does the opposite of a normal lookup: instead of turning a name into an IP address, it turns an IP address back into a name. This is stored in a PTR record.

The most common reason to care about reverse DNS is email deliverability. Many mail servers check that a sending IP has a matching PTR record; if it does not, your email is more likely to be marked as spam.

Reverse DNS is set on the IP address, not the domain, so it is managed by whoever controls the IP — for our hosting and VPS customers, that is us. If you run your own mail server on a Dirham A Day server or VPS and need a PTR record set, contact our team on WhatsApp +971 58 553 6767 or support@dirhamaday.ae with the IP and the hostname you want, and we will configure it.