A mail exchanger (MX) entry determines which server receives mail for a domain name. The Edit MX Entry interface allows you to configure the entry for each destination mail server.
How to edit MX entries
To edit your server's MX entries, perform the following steps:
- From the Choose a Domain to Edit menu, select the name of the domain for which you wish to configure MX entries.
- Click Edit. A new interface will appear.
- Select the Email Routing setting that you wish to use. For more information, see the Email Routing table below.
- Enter the desired settings for each MX entry in the MX Entries section.
- Click Save.
Email Routing
You can select any of the following Email Routing settings for your mail exchangers:
|
Setting
|
Description
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|---|---|
| Automatically Detect Configuration |
Select this setting to allow the system to choose the most appropriate Email Routing setting, based on a query of the MX record. The system queries the MX record and uses the following criteria to determine the Email Routing setting:
Note: The system cannot perform automatic detection for this setting if the MX entry does not resolve (for example, if you mistype a domain name or enter one that does not exist). If the MX entry does not resolve and the Email Routing setting is Automatically Detect Configuration, the system generates a warning and defaults to the last known Email Routing setting. |
| Local Mail Exchanger | Select this setting to cause the server to always accept mail for the domain. |
| Backup Mail Exchanger | Select this setting to cause the server to accept mail for the domain and store it until a higher priority (lower number) mail server becomes available. |
| Remote Mail Exchanger |
Select this setting to cause the server to never accept mail for the domain. Note: The system always assigns the lowest priority value to Remote Mail Exchanger mail servers. |
