Adding a Mail Exchanger (MX) record

A Mail Exchanger (MX) record specifies a mail server for the domain other than the SMTP server provided by Ensim Pro. You can designate more than one external mail server for the domain.

• Note: Add a Host (A) record for the host running your mail server before you create the MX record pointing to it.

To add an MX record:

1. In the shortcuts section of the Home page, click Zones (DNS section).

2. In the Zone List form, locate the zone you want to add a record to, and in the Actions column, click . The Record List form opens. It displays all existing records for the zone.

3. Click Add MX Record. The Update Mail Exchanger (MX) Record form opens.

4. Optional: In the Mail Domain field, enter the name of the subdomain this mail server will serve; for example, Mall.acme.east.com.

5. In the Mail Server field, enter the name of the mail server that will serve your domain.

6. Optional: If you are designating more than one external mail server for the domain, use the Precedence field to set the delivery priority among the mail servers.

7. Note: The lower the number in this field, the higher the priority. For example, if you have two mail servers, you could assign a delivery priority of 3 to one server and 4 to the other. Mail would be delivered to the precedent 3 mail server first. If delivery fails there, it would be delivered to the precedent 4 mail server.

7. Click Add.