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Summary

DNS MX Wizard by Seekford Solutions

URLs: seekford-dns-mx-wizard, seekford dns mx wizard, seekforddnsmxwizard, seekford

Retrieve Mail Exchange (MX) Resource Records (RR) from a Domain Name System (DNS) Server. DNS MX Wizard is an ActiveX control that lets you query a Domain Name System (DNS) server for Mail Exchange (MX) Resource Records (RR). MX RR's contain the name of the server responsible for handling mail for a domain. Multiple resource records can exist for any server and each record has an associated preference level with it which lets you determine which server to try and communicate with first.

This product is also available as part of the IP Wizard ToolPack and Platinum Subscription.

DNS MX Wizard is an ActiveX control that lets you query a Domain Name System (DNS) server for Mail Exchange (MX) Resource Records (RR). MX RR's contain the name of the server responsible for handling mail for a domain. Multiple resource records can exist for any server and each record has an associated preference level with it, which lets you determine which server to attempt to communicate with first.

This control has many uses, such as:

You can write your own SMTP Server and use this to lookup where to deliver the mail

Verify email addresses by looking up the domains MX record and verifying the email address with the mail server for the domain

Verifying and watching to make sure your companies MX records are correct and haven't been 'hacked'

The control gives you complete control over the data by letting you access all the returned MX servers, their preference level and automatically giving you the preferred server. The control automatically detects the local machines DNS server and also allows you to set your own DNS server to use for the lookup.

This control works with any ActiveX container. It even works in ActiveX scriptable languages such as VBScript.

Seekford Solutions Platinum Subscription offers you the ability to use every ActiveX and .NET product Seekford Solutions has available. You get free upgrades, revisions, and any new products released while you have an active subscription. You also get free prioritized technical support. Each subscription lasts one year, renewable.

Seekford Solutions component products are being retired on June 30th, 2011 and will not be available for purchase after that date. If you wish to buy a license, please do so before June 30th, 2011.

Retrieve Mail Exchange (MX) Resource Records (RR) from a Domain Name System (DNS) Server.

Evals & Downloads: Read the DNS MX Wizard help file

Operating System for Deployment: Windows XP, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 95

Architecture of Product: 32Bit

Product Type: Component

Component Type: ActiveX OCX

Built Using: MFC V4.2 / V6.0

General: Internet Enhanced, Includes Digital Signature

Compatible Containers: Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0, Microsoft Visual Studio 97, Microsoft Visual Basic .NET, Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0, Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0, Microsoft Visual C++ .NET, Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0, Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0, Microsoft Visual C++ 4.0, Microsoft Visual C# .NET, Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0, Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0, Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0, Microsoft Office XP, Microsoft Office 2000, Microsoft Office 97, Microsoft Outlook 2002, Microsoft Outlook 2000, Microsoft Internet Information Server 5.0, Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5, Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0, C++Builder 6, Delphi 7.0, Delphi 6.0

Product Class: Business Components

Keywords: DNS MX records mail exchange domain Seekford

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