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How to setup mx records for an alternate mail server with Google Business being the primary
We use GoDaddy for hosting
We use Google Business Apps for email (primary) - mail.ourdomain.net
We are an electric utility and need to send over 3000 bill notifications once a month.
I used to have an internal mail server before we moved to Google Apps. It is still alive and I have the bill notification server pointed to our internal mail server. But many do not get the emails and I highly suspect due to no mx records validating the email notifications from this server.
I assume (correct me if I'm wrong) that I need to update records on GoDaddy to indicate it is a valid domain's mail server.
We want it to be mail2.ourdomain.net
How do I do this without affecting our primary Google mail?
Many Thanks!
We use Google Business Apps for email (primary) - mail.ourdomain.net
We are an electric utility and need to send over 3000 bill notifications once a month.
I used to have an internal mail server before we moved to Google Apps. It is still alive and I have the bill notification server pointed to our internal mail server. But many do not get the emails and I highly suspect due to no mx records validating the email notifications from this server.
I assume (correct me if I'm wrong) that I need to update records on GoDaddy to indicate it is a valid domain's mail server.
We want it to be mail2.ourdomain.net
How do I do this without affecting our primary Google mail?
Many Thanks!
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Because the IP number is most likely owned by your ISP, you have to ask them (might incur a one time administration fee of a couple of bucks)
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Ok thank you sir! I've put in the request and we'll see how this works out. I'll report back.
there is email delivery services provided by DYN.com
take a look at their offering,
and from experience it was very useful and reliable for us
take a look at their offering,
and from experience it was very useful and reliable for us
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Thanks Allen! Where do I submit/put the spf record?
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Well, I think I found out why I couldn't do it on Google's admin console. Dangit!
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I added this line v=spf1 ip4:72.xx.xx.xx include:_spf.google.com ~all
on GoDaddy and should go live soon. We'll see if that helps
on GoDaddy and should go live soon. We'll see if that helps
that should do it.
Be sure to add include files from any email marketing services (constant contact, mail chimp), CRM, or other apps that may be sending messages from your domain.
Be sure to add include files from any email marketing services (constant contact, mail chimp), CRM, or other apps that may be sending messages from your domain.
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We don't market. Our territory has been established since 1939 and if they move on our territory, they go with us. If they are outside our territory, they go with the neighboring utility. Thanks though!
I'll report back when we know for sure it's working. I've still yet to get an email to go to a yahoo account that I created.
Rick
I'll report back when we know for sure it's working. I've still yet to get an email to go to a yahoo account that I created.
Rick
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Using MXToolbox, I still get these errors. Not sure anything can be done with the google errors (or can they?)....but I still cannot get an email to my yahoo account.
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So the NOC said they made the changes for reverse DNS.....yet it's been a few days and still there is an error on MXToolbox and DNSGoodies shows this message "Non-authoritative answer" (see below). I'm at a loss!
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It used to be setup as mail.ourdomain.net but I have changed the mail server to use mail2.ourdomain.net. I just don't know where to go to add the reverse dns. Thanks