Step 1: Collect the necessary information for MX pointing
1. Log in to Office 365 using a valid account
2. Click on Admin
3. Under Management, select Domains
4. Follow the instructions to add the domain
5. Click on Pending Verification next to the domain
6. On the Verify domain page, record the address (Example 123xyz) information to continue.
Step 2: Create new TXT or MX records for verification:
TXT
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Record Type for TXT: @ or Empty
TXT Value: MS=123xyz (This may be obtained once you have the records from Office 365)
TTL: 3600
MX
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Hostname: @ or domain name
Value: 123xyz
Priority: The lower the value, the higher the priority (Example: 0)
TTL: 3600
Step 3: Verify Domain
1. Log in to Office 365 with a valid account
2. Click on Admin
3. Under Management, select Domains
4. Follow the instructions to add the domain
5. Click on Pending Verification next to the domain
6. On the Verify domain page, click on verify
7. If the verification is successful, a dialog will appear notifying you that your domain has been added to your account
8. If verification fails, it indicates that your domain might require additional time to propagate.
9. Click on Finish, and the domain will be listed as Active
Step 4: Add the MX records
Records type: MX
Priority: 0
Hostname: @
Destination Address: 123xyz
TTL: 3600
Step 5: Add 4 CNAME records
Note: It is advisable to use 3600 seconds instead of 1 hour
Step 6: Add SPF records to prevent email spam
Step 7: Add SRV records
