Table 2-1
Pre-implementation checks
PreparationTestCheck
To minimize the chance of this test failing,
ensure that you allow the cloud security
services IP ranges through your security
device, such as your firewall. These IP
ranges vary according to region. They
can be found at: Cloud security services
IP Ranges.
Also, ensure that your mail server is
configured to relay for all domains you
want to use.
The connectivity check is an important
part of the Email Services setup. This
checks that we can successfully deliver
mail to your specified IP address. When
performing this test, we try to deliver a
test email through port 25 to the
postmaster address at the IP address
you have provided.
Connectivity
Ensure that any domains you want to use
are valid and registered. Ideally, they
should have valid MX records present.
The domain check tests that the domains
you want to use with the Email Services
are registered. The Domains wizard
performs a DNS check to ensure that
your domain is registered.
Domain check
Ensure that you have configured your
mail server so that it only accepts email
from local addresses.
The open relay test concerns the IP
addresses you want to send outbound
mail from. An open relay server is an
SMTP server configured for people
outside of your organization to send mail
through. Open relay is commonly
exploited by spammers and therefore
presents a security threat.
Open relay
You can check whether your IP address
has been blacklisted or not with the
following sites:
■ SBL (http://www.spamhaus.org/sbl/)
■ XBL (http://www.spamhaus.org/xbl/)
■ PBL (http://www.spamhaus.org/pbl/)
Note: If your IP address is blacklisted,
you are advised to find out the reasons
why to prevent it happening again.
When you add a new IP address to the
Email Services infrastructure, we test to
ensure that the IP address is not
blacklisted on the Spamhaus Block List,
Exploits Block List, or Policy Block List.
Blacklists
See “Technical checks” on page 13.
12Configuring your mail setup
Pre-implementation checks