Virtual Domain External SMTP on SME Server

Details

SCENERIO

  • -add a virtual domain to the server.
  • -configure external domain name provider (in this case, ENOM) to point to server.
  • -configure external domain name provider to point MX records to gmail.
  • -check MX records.
view source
print?
1.dig -t mx domain.tld
2. 
3.;; ANSWER SECTION:
4.domain.tld.       1800    IN      MX      10 ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.com.
5.domain.tld.       1800    IN      MX      20 ALT1.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.com.
6.domain.tld.       1800    IN      MX      30 ALT2.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.com.
7.domain.tld.       1800    IN      MX      40 ASPMX2.GOOGLEMAIL.com.
8.domain.tld.       1800    IN      MX      50 ASPMX3.GOOGLEMAIL.com.
  • -send an email from primary domain to virtual domain.
  • -get a bounce basically saying "Recipient unknown"

SOLUTION

-added MailServer setting to domain

view source
print?
1.db domains setprop domain.tld MailServer a.b.c.d
2.signal-event email-update

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