MX record changes

5 Nov 2007 1:00 PM

Donatas Grasys

Hello

I would like to ask you guys. If I want to change MX records of my domain to
be pointing to external ip address. Is it enought to tell ISP provider my
domain name (mydomain.com) and IP address or I have to tell them what is my
internal exchange server name (mercury.mydomain.com). Mercury is our
internal exchange server name. Could you make it clear for me.

Thanks

5 Nov 2007 2:15 PM

Mark Arnold [MVP]

On Mon, 5 Nov 2007 13:00:57 -0000, "Donatas Grasys" <d**@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>Hello
>
>I would like to ask you guys. If I want to change MX records of my domain to
>be pointing to external ip address. Is it enought to tell ISP provider my
>domain name (mydomain.com) and IP address or I have to tell them what is my
>internal exchange server name (mercury.mydomain.com). Mercury is our
>internal exchange server name. Could you make it clear for me.
>
>Thanks
>

You don't change the MX record.
You do change the IP address of the A record to which the MX record
points.
You do not have to tell your ISP anything about your internal names.
Internal (NetBIOS or AD FQDN) names are irrelevant externally. They
can be the same, if you want, but they don't have to be.

5 Nov 2007 5:05 PM

Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]

Donatas Grasys <d**@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hello
>
> I would like to ask you guys. If I want to change MX records of my
> domain to be pointing to external ip address. Is it enought to tell
> ISP provider my domain name (mydomain.com) and IP address or I have
> to tell them what is my internal exchange server name
> (mercury.mydomain.com). Mercury is our internal exchange server name.
> Could you make it clear for me.
> Thanks

In addition to the not-at-all-illustrious-but-in-peak-physical-condition Mr.
Arnold's sage reply - see if this helps.

http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/MF002.html

5 Nov 2007 5:11 PM

Mark Arnold [MVP]

On Mon, 5 Nov 2007 12:05:44 -0500, "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
<lanwe***@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote:

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>Donatas Grasys <d**@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Hello
>>
>> I would like to ask you guys. If I want to change MX records of my
>> domain to be pointing to external ip address. Is it enought to tell
>> ISP provider my domain name (mydomain.com) and IP address or I have
>> to tell them what is my internal exchange server name
>> (mercury.mydomain.com). Mercury is our internal exchange server name.
>> Could you make it clear for me.
>> Thanks
>
>In addition to the not-at-all-illustrious-but-in-peak-physical-condition Mr.
>Arnold's sage reply - see if this helps.
>
>http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/MF002.html
>
>

Why thank ye.

6 Nov 2007 8:39 AM

Donatas Grasys

Thanks guys for help

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"Donatas Grasys" <d**@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hello
>
> I would like to ask you guys. If I want to change MX records of my domain
> to be pointing to external ip address. Is it enought to tell ISP provider
> my domain name (mydomain.com) and IP address or I have to tell them what
> is my internal exchange server name (mercury.mydomain.com). Mercury is
> our internal exchange server name. Could you make it clear for me.
>
> Thanks
>