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88  Installation for SMTP Servers  Getting Started Guide 
Screenshot 73 - Relay options 
5. Select the Only the list below option and click Add. 
6. Specify IP(s) of the mail server(s) that are allowed to route emails 
through your mail relay server. You can specify: 
  Single  computer  -  i.e.  Authorize  one  specific  machine  to  relay 
email through this server. Use the DNS Lookup button to lookup 
an IP address for a specific host. 
  Group of computers - i.e. Authorize specific computer(s) to relay 
emails through this server. 
  Domain - Allow all computers in a specific domain to relay emails 
through this server. 
NOTE: The Domain option adds a processing overhead that can 
degrade  SMTP  service  performance.  This  is  due  to  the  reverse 
DNS lookup processes triggered on all IP addresses (within that 
domain) that try to route emails through this relay server. 
Step 5: Configure your SMTP server for GFI MailEssentials 
Refer to the SMTP server documentation on forwarding email to the 
GFI MailEssentials server. 
Step 6: Update your domain MX record to point to mail relay 
server. 
Update the  MX record of  your domain  to  point to  the  IP  of the new 
mail  relay  server.  If  your  DNS  server  is  managed  by  your  ISP,  ask 
your ISP to update the MX record for you. 
If  the  MX record is not  updated,  all  emails  will  be  routed  directly to 
your  email  server  -  hence  by-pass  GFI  MailEssentials  anti  spam 
filters. 










