Test Filtered Mail Flow

After confirming that your domain’s MX records are pointing to servers at the message security service, verify that mail sent to your domain is being routed through these servers and filtered. In this step, you run a test that sends a test message from an outside source, through the message security service, and to your server.

To test filtered mail flow, follow these steps:

1.	Return to the SMTP Message Test page.

From the MX Record Test page, click your browser’s Back button to return to the System Tests page. Then click SMTP Message Test link.

Or from the Administration Console home page, click the SMTP Message Test link at the left of the page.

2.	On the SMTP Message Test page, enter your administrator email address, and select the first radio button option: “Test mailflow through the data center.”

You must enter the administrator address you logged in with.

3.	Click the Test button

Wait a few moments for the data center to send its test email. Then view the results of the test at the bottom of the page. Successful results look like this:

Sending test email to helen@acme.com:

Establish connection...

Sending HELO

Sending MAIL FROM

Sending RCPT TO

Sending data

End of data dot

Success

The email data center can deliver email to this email server.

4.	Retrieve the test message sent to your administrator’s Inbox.

When this test is successful, a test message is delivered to your administrator address. It’s important that you are able receive this message. If you don’t receive it, look under Frequently Asked Questions: Test Filtered Mail Flow.