Re: MX Records
From: Phil (phil_at_phil.com)
Date: 08/11/04
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Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 12:45:13 -0500
Well then here's a little step by step for you:
1) Contact your ISP and have them setup an A record (Should be named the
same as the certificate for your server ie. server.yourdomain.org - This is
created when you run the CEICW) that points to the IP of your server - The
certificate will also come into play with RWW, OWA and Outlook over HTTP,
but that's another post
2) Have them setup an MX record for your server (server.yourdomain.org) with
a priority of 10
3) Have them set your current mail server (mail.yourdomain.org) up as a
backup mail server with a priority of 20
4) If you have a firewall or router make sure that TCP port 25 is forwarded
to the external IP of your server (if you have 2 NICs) if this doesn't
apply, go to # 5
5) When you run the CEICW make sure you set your mail domain as
yourdomain.org so that all of the email addresses will be correct.
Phil
"Steve" <scsashland@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:eGENrP8fEHA.1092@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Thank you. I will contact my ISP. The first situation you mentioned is
> what I am trying to accomplish. Thanks Everyone for the advice.
>
> "Phil" <phil@phil.com> wrote in message
> news:ek3AuH8fEHA.3612@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Hi Steve,
>>
>> I just did this a couple weeks ago myself, and I found the advice people
> was
>> giving me wasn't exactly clear. If you already have someone hosting your
>> email (@yourdomain.org) and website (www.yourdomain.org) for you, and you
>> want to keep the same mail domain (@yourdomain.org), then your hosting
>> company is who you will want to update the records for you. If you try
> and
>> setup or change A and MX records for these domains through the Network
>> Solutions management tool then your email and website will be completely
> out
>> of commission for a few days. However, if you have them change the
> records
>> then the change will not take nearly as long to propogate (took mine less
>> than 24 hours) and you will still be able to access any emails still
>> being
>> sent to them through your pop account. OR you could have them setup their
>> server as a backup to yours and all mail will be forwarded to your server
>> once it is online.
>>
>> Now if you're changing your Email domain to @companyinitials.org then you
>> can just follow Frank's advice below as it will not have any effect on
> your
>> hosted website or email.
>>
>> "Frank McCallister" <anonymous> wrote in message
>> news:%23awPtj7fEHA.2928@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> > Hi Steve
>> >
>> > You can leave POP3 running until you get this finished. The ISP does
>> > not
>> > set your MX record, Network Solutions does. They will provide you a
> login
>> > name and password to manage your domain or you can call their Tech
> support
>> > and they will help you. What you need is an A record pointing
>> > copanyinitials.org at your static IP and an MX record pointing to
>> > mail.companyinitials.org priority 10 After this is setup then run CEICW
>> > and set your mail for SMTP and set your new email addresses. If your
> email
>> > accounts on the old addresses can be forwarded until everyone has the
> new
>> > addresses that would be great. After the Domain is setup then the ISP
>> > needs to setup a PTR record for you. If you want to keep the full
> company
>> > name email address then this is a bit different and I am a bit unsure
>> > of
>> > how to do that. maybe someone else can jump in here.
>> >
>> > Frank McCallister
>> > COMPUMAC
>> > "Steve" <scsashland@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> > news:%23YfTXY7fEHA.636@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> >>I am trying to setup my SBS Premium server today. I plan to host my
>> >>own
>> >> email with Exchange. I know that I need to have my ISP change the MX
>> >> record
>> >> so that it points to my server. My question is: It takes them a
> couple
>> >> of
>> >> days to accomplish. So can I go ahead and install now? Currently
>> >> they
>> >> provide me with POP addresses @mycompanyname.org domain. I just can't
> be
>> >> without email for the next couple of days. What is the best way to
>> >> handle
>> >> this switch. I could just keep my laptop setup to use the POP
>> >> accounts
>> >> until the other works. I guess I just don't know what to expect when
>> >> I
>> >> call
>> >> and ask them to change the record. Also, would I just give tell them
> to
>> >> point it to the static IP of my server or do they need to know the
> domain
>> >> name companyinitials.lan. My companies name is too long to use as a
>> >> domain
>> >> name for the network. I do have mycompanyname.org registered and a
>> >> web
>> >> site
>> >> hosted on my ISP's servers. I plan to use the network domain name
>> >> companyinitials.lan. I registered companyinitials.org yesterday with
>> >> Network Solutions. Hope this makes some sense? I obviously don't
>> >> know
> a
>> >> lot about it but I have installed it a couple of times for practice.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
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