Thanks, Rob. I was able to turn this into a script and save a lot of time.
dnscmd local-dns.server.com /recordadd zone hostname 192.168.1.2
"Rob Reynolds" wrote:
[Quoted Text] > You would need both an A record and a MX record. Create an MX record that > points to your mail server, say mail.anydomain.com. Now you must create an A > record that will associate an IP address with your mail server name. In the > DNS MMC, choose the forward lookup zone for the mail server and then right > click and you will see the choices for a new MX record, A record and so on. > > > Here is a link that will explain in detail: > > http://www.dnsmadeeasy.com/s0306/res/recs.html#mx> > "Steven Sinclair" wrote: > > > Windows Server 2003 EE R2 > > > > We just had our IT person quit, leaving me responsible for all things IT. > > > > If I need to add an "A" record to my DNS server which would point to my mail > > server, and then add an "MX" record that points to the aforementioned "A" > > record, how would I do that? Mail server is 10.1.1.50. > > > > Thanx. |