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Autodiscovery record (mandatory)
With the advent of Exchange 2016, it's now recommended that an SRV record be used for Autodiscovery, however we're leaving the option of a redirect CNAME record below, in case your DNS provider does not offer the option to create an SRV record. SVR RECORD Note: The SRV record is...
DMARC record
DMARC, or Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance, is an email-validation system designed to detect and prevent email spoofing. Spoofing is where a spammer uses forged sender addresses, and often used in phishing, extortion and email spam. DMARC is built on top of...
MX records (mandatory)
Note: MX or Mail Exchanger records are necessary to tell the Internet where mail for your domain name should be delivered. Without MX records in place, mail to your domain will disappear into the ether. With incorrect MX records in place, mail will delivered to the wrong location and will...
OWA "own domain" address record
Note: This CNAME record will enable you to browse to the Outlook Web App (OWA) using your own domain, eg, webmail.yourdomain.com.au Log into your DNS control panel. This will most likely be where you host your primary website and domain. Create a CNAME record called...
SPF record (mandatory)
The Sender Policy Framework (SPF) is a technical method used by mail servers to prevent sender address forgery. Many mail servers have strict rules about the mail they will receive An SPF record tells all recipient mail servers that our IP addresses have authority to send mail on your...