proving ownership via DNS MX record creation not working

21. August 2013 · Write a comment · Categories: Hotmail, Outlook.com · Tags: , ,
Hi
I a problem that when I try to prove ownership using "refresh" I get the error:
"You need to prove ownership of this domain by creating a DNS record. Use the settings below."


I have set up my MX records:
anrep.org.uk    MX preference = 5, mail exchanger = da324204f00948b74959d18bbe0bed.pamx1.hotmail.com
anrep.org.uk    MX preference = 10, mail exchanger = easymx2.easily.co.uk
anrep.org.uk    MX preference = 10, mail exchanger = rhea.easily.co.uk

Ive also tried adding a TXT record

should I remove the two original ".easily.co.uk"?

If I use a TXT record as well which has the higher preference to prove ownership MX or TXT?
Thanks
ben...

Prove Domain Ownership – Windows Live Admin Center

23. July 2013 · Write a comment · Categories: Hotmail, Outlook.com · Tags: ,

I'm trying to set up a custom domain for Windows Live Admin and I'm getting the following error:

 

You need to prove ownership of this domain by creating a DNS record. Use the settings below.
You can Cancel service or Edit mail settings

 

The issue is, I have already added the DNS record provided. Doing an MX lookup provides the following information:

nslookup > set type=mx > blah.com


blah.com     MX preference = 1, mail exchanger = 1ba5ed018f3d4ea6d1d3709c4c9a31.pamx1.hotmail.com
blah.com     MX preference = 5, mail exchanger = ALT1.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.com
blah.com     MX preference = 3, mail exchanger = ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.com

 

Since there is a higher priority on the Hotmail server, this shouldn't be an issue. Is Windows Live Admin Center failing to detect its MX record because it sees Google? I would prefer not to have downtime with my e-mail account while it switches over.

 

John

 

PS: I can access calendar and send e-mails through Outlook.com, but I don't receive them.