MX records configuration

[deca300]

Can someone please explain to me how to set up mx records. I want exchange to send and receive mail from other domains. Should this be done inside dns? Must anything be done on the router? What is the steps? what format?

Please any help

 

[ramar]

As with your previous thead, you are not really providing enough information for anyone to help you accurately.
There are a number of ways to set Exchange up. These depend on a number of things like how you want to collect mail, how your domains are hosted, where the DNS for your domains hosted, if you have a static or dynamic IP address etc.

I would suggest that if you dont know how your setup should be that you get in a consultant to set it up for you. Otherwise you can cause a real mess with your e-mail.

 

[warwickw]

I assume you are on dynamic ADSL account and your email domain is example.com

1. register hostname examplemail.dyndns.org (or what ever you prefer) with dynamic dns providor I recommend dyndns.com, it costs now but is like $20 per year which is nothing.
2. setup dyndns hostname as per 1 on your ADSL modem, or run the dyndns updater on your exchange server
3. in your DNS management control panel, hope you have a good providor or ISP, set the mx record for the example.com to examplemail.dyndns.org with a priority 5
4. On your ADSL modem configure portforwarding of port 25 to your exchange servers port 25
5. Test and make sure it works.

Having said all this I do not recommend to anyone to host an email server from an ADSL account, especially a dynamic adsl account.