Customer
Responsibilities to Implement Hosted MailDefender
CONFIGURATION
CHECKLIST
1.
Customer Questionnaire
Submit
configuration information to xDefenders by filling out the online
questionnaire.
http://www.xdefenders.com/support/secure-email-questionnaire.aspx
Enter
the administative address to receive MailDefender notifications.
2.
Technical Support
DNS
changes and mail server configurations will need to be modified
during this process.
Please
contact appropriate service providers to perform tasks not handled by
in-house personnel.
3.
Email Transmission
Set your
firewall to allow SMTP from the hosted MailDefender
Allow SMTP
connects to and from 74.43.153.0/27 and 67.219.55.70 through .94 on
port 25
4.
Prepare and send xDefenders a list of valid recipients
Please
send a text file or document, one address per line. Include all
aliases, and distribution lists
5.
Prepare and send xDefenders an email black and white list if
available
Please
send a text file or document, one address per line, identified by
line or heading if the address
is a white
(accepted) or black (rejected).
* * * Contact xDefenders
and confirm configuration is in place before performing the next
steps * * *
6.
If using spf records, make appropriate changes.
7.
MX record changes
Change your
MX records to point to : mdf-norm.xdefenders.net
8.
If sending outbound email through the MailDefender, smarthost your
mail server to:
mdf-norm.xdefenders.net
9.
When email delivery is confirmed, change the firewall to ONLY allow
SMTP traffic from:
74.43.153.0/27
and 67.219.55.70 through .94 on port 25