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Old 09-04-2010, 19:39   #8
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Re: Exchange

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Originally Posted by Rob View Post
You wont be able to point an MX record direct to an IP address. Very few systems would accept that as it breaks protocols.

You need to set a domain or subdomain with the A record for that subdomain matching the IP address of your server. Your MX record then lists the domain / subdomain for the server:
i.e. MX record = mail.mywebsite.co.uk
A record for mail.mywebsite.co.uk = IP.IP.IP.IP

Of course if your Virgin Media IP is dynamic, you could have difficulty tracking it if it changes.
I currently use dydnsuser.homeip.net from dydns.

What i dont understand is if streamline dont allow me to change my MX record how can i get the incoming mail to me!

At present it is mailserver.xxxxxxx.co.uk and i know the IP address.
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