Empire Email

Publish MX and mail DNS

Publish MX and supporting address records for inbound mail.

Difficulty:
Intermediate
Prerequisites:
Access to authoritative DNS, Known mail server hostnames
Last updated:
2026-07-15
Author:
empire

Steps

  1. Confirm host address recordsEnsure MX hostnames resolve via A/AAAA.
  2. Publish MX RRsetAdd MX preferences pointing at the mail hosts.
  3. Verify authoritative answersQuery authoritative servers and confirm the intended RRset.

Expected outcome: Inbound SMTP can discover mail exchangers via DNS.

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