Google Activation Guide Postini Email Security User Manual
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7.
For each MX Record, enter information according to the examples below. Be
sure to refer to your activation email for your actual MX records (for additional
instructions, see “Tips for Changing Your MX Records with Enom” on
page 22):
<yourdomain>.s<your system number>a1.psmtp.com.
<yourdomain>.s<your system number>a2.psmtp.com.
<yourdomain>.s<your system number>b1.psmtp.com.
<yourdomain>.s<your system number>b2.psmtp.com.
•
Include an @ sign in the Host name column for each record.
•
Enter an Address in each row as shown in the table below. Be sure to
include the trailing dot.
See your activation email to make sure you are entering your correct
system number.
8.
Click the Save button in the lower-right corner of the screen.
Keep in mind that changes to MX records will take time to propagate throughout
the Internet. The length of time depends on the Time to Live (TTL) for your
domain.
When you are finished switching your MX records to the message security
service, go to “Test Your MX Records” on page 41.
Tips for Changing Your MX Records with Enom
•
Make sure each MX record is entered exactly as it appears below, where N
equals your system number for the message security service.
•
See your activation email to make sure you are entering the correct system
number and domain. Be sure to enter your actual domain name for
yourdomain.com.
•
For example, if your domain is stellarshores.com, and you are on System 7
for the message security service, you would receive the following MX records
in your activation email:
stellarshores.com. IN MX 1 s7a1.psmtp.com.
stellarshores.com. IN MX 2 s7a2.psmtp.com.
stellarshores.com. IN MX 3 s7b1.psmtp.com.
stellarshores.com. IN MX 4 s7b2.psmtp.com.
Host name
Address
Pref
@
yourdomain.com.sNa1.psmtp.com.
1
@
yourdomain.com.sNa2.psmtp.com.
2
@
yourdomain.com.sNb1.psmtp.com.
3
@
yourdomain.com.sNb2.psmtp.com.
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