Steps 1: Gather information needed for the MX pointing



1. Login into Office 365 with the valid account 


2. Click on Admin 


3. Under Management, click on Domains


4. Proceed as instructed to add in the domain


5. Click on Pending Verification next to the domain


6. From the Verify domain page, records the address (Example 123xyz) information to proceed further.




Step 2: Create a new TXT or MX records for verification: 



TXT

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Record Type for TXT: @ or Empty 


TXT Value: MS=123xyz(May get once you have the records from office 365)


TTL: 3600




MX

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Hostname: @ or domain name


Value: 123xyz


Priority: Lower the value higher the priority (Example: 0)


TTL: 3600 





Step 3: Verify Domain




1. Login into Office 365 with the valid account 


2. Click on Admin 


3. Under Management, click on Domains


4. Proceed as instructed to add in the domain


5. Click on Pending Verification next to the domain


6. From the Verify domain page, click on verify


7. If verification successful, a dialog will appear to inform your that your domain has been added into your account


8. If verification failed, it means that your domain may need more time to propagate.


8. Click on Finish , and the domain shall be listed as Active




Steps 4: Add the MX records



Records type: MX


Priority: 0


Hostname: @


Destination Address: 123xyz


TTL: 3600





Steps 5: Add 4 CNAME records 


Note: Advisable to use 3600 seconds instead of 1 hours



Steps 6: Add in SPF records to prevent email spam 







Steps 7: Add SRV records