Microsoft Exchange and Active Directory Blog
In this article I try to explain why you should avoid some special Backup MX configurations. The configuration of a Backup MX at the provider or hoster is outdated and should no longer be used. Backup MX at the provider I have often come across the configuration with a Backup MX entry for the provider. The MX entries ... Read more
I am still receiving mails about the changeover from POP3 retrieval to direct receipt of mails via MX record in connection with various Exchange versions. I actually thought that retrieving mails from a provider via POP3 and delivering them to local Exchange servers was a thing of the past, but this seems to be happening even more frequently. Read more
If you also need to make frequent DNS queries to the MX records or SPF and reverse records, this little script may help: Test-MXSettings.ps1 The script has a few parameters, which can quickly check all Exchange accepted domains, or any domain, also a DNS server for the query can be specified. The following parameters ... Read more
