What type of accepted domain would you configure if the mailboxes for that domain are hosted on Exchange servers within your location?

What type of accepted domain would you configure if the mailboxes for that domain are hosted on Exchange servers within your location?

relay domain
You configure an accepted domain as a relay domain (also known as non-authoritative domain) when some or none of the recipients in that domain exist in your Exchange organization (for example, partners or subsidiaries).

What is the difference between authoritative and internal relay domain?

When a domain is set to Authoritative, email is delivered only to valid recipients in the Exchange organization. With Internal Relay domains, email is delivered to recipients that exist in the Exchange organization and other emails are relayed to another email server in a different location.

What cmdlets are used to manage accepted domains?

Use the Set-AcceptedDomain cmdlet to modify existing accepted domains in your organization. An accepted domain is any SMTP namespace for which an Exchange organization sends and receives email.

What is authoritative domain?

Authoritative domains: An organization may have more than one SMTP domain. The set of email domains for an organization are the authoritative domains. In Exchange, an accepted domain is considered authoritative when the Exchange organization hosts mailboxes for recipients in this SMTP domain.

How do I know if my domain is accepted in Office 365?

Navigate to Mail flow > Accepted domains. The Accepted domains screen appears. Select an accepted domain and click it. The accepted domain’s details screen appears.

What is an authoritative domain?

What is accepted domain in Exchange 2016?

An accepted domain is a SMTP namespace for which a Microsoft Exchange Server sends or receives emails. Accepted domains comprise the domains that the Exchange organization is authoritative. When exchange handles mail delivery for recipients in the accepted domain, the Exchange organization is authoritative.

How do I add a domain to Office 365?

Use the EAC to change the domain type

1. Navigate to Mail flow > Accepted domains. The Accepted domains screen appears.
2. Select an accepted domain and click it. The accepted domain’s details screen appears.
3. Under the This accepted domain is section, select the domain type.
4. Click Save.

What is an authoritative zone?

In a Grid, an authoritative forward-mapping zone is an area of domain name space for which one or more Grid members have the responsibility to respond authoritatively to name-to-address queries. The Grid members can function as primary or secondary servers for the zone.

Can I use my own domain with Office 365?

First, you are required to use GoDaddy to purchase or manage your custom domain. (If you already own a domain that you want to use with your Office 365 subscription, you’ll need to transfer it to GoDaddy first. After the transfer is complete, you can attach that domain to your Office 365 consumer subscription.)

What is an authoritative domain in Microsoft 365?

An authoritative domain, is a domain that your Exchange organization hosts all the mailboxes for, any email that gets sent to a mailbox, mail user, or contact that Exchange, doesn’t know about will be rejected. You can have multiple authoritative domains, and this is the default setting when you add a domain in Microsoft 365.

Where to find accepted domains in Office 365?

After you add your domain using the Microsoft 365 admin center, you can use the Exchange admin center (EAC) to view your accepted domains and configure the domain type. There are two types of accepted domains in Exchange Online: Authoritative: Email is delivered to email addresses that are listed for recipients in Office 365 for this domain.

Who are the recipients in the authoritative domain?

All recipients in the authoritative domain exist in the Exchange organization. Exchange is responsible for generating non-delivery reports (also known as NDRs or bounce messages) for non-existent recipients in an authoritative domain. Some recipients in the internal relay domain might exist in the Exchange organization.

How to set domain type in EAC to authoritative?

In the EAC, go to Mail flow > Accepted domains. Select the domain and click Edit. Ensure that the domain type is set to Internal relay. If it’s set to Authoritative, change it to Internal relay and click Save.