Subject: How do I know my DNS settings are OK?
Author: WebSpider
In response to: Set domain DNS MX records point to Gmail
Posted on: 08/22/2012 01:53:59 AM
nslookup is a network administration command-line tool available for many computer operating systems for querying the Domain Name System (DNS) to obtain domain name or IP address mapping or for any other specific DNS record.
On Windows, you can type the following:
C:\> nslookup -q=mx myFakeCompany.com
It will show the MX records which have been taken effect.
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> On 08/21/2012 09:52:02 PM
WebSpider wrote:
Generally, here is how email service should work:
Outgoing mail:
+-------------+
{Java Apps} -- smtp.gmail.com:587 --> | Gmail SMTP | ----> {recipient}
+-------------+
Imcomming mail:
+----------+ +-------------+
{sender} -- abc@myFakeCompany.com --> | DNS (MX) + ----> | Gmail Inbox |
+----------+ +-------------+
You just need to instruct your domain's DNS to route all email traffic to Gmail by the following MX records:
MX: @ 1 ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM.
MX: @ 5 ALT1.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM.
MX: @ 5 ALT2.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM.
MX: @ 10 ASPMX2.GOOGLEMAIL.COM.
MX: @ 10 ASPMX3.GOOGLEMAIL.COM.
Note:
The ending dot (.) must be there.
The @ sign stands for the domain itself.
The lower number has the higher priority.
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