A company has recently set up a new email server and needs to ensure that emails are delivered to their domain. As the network administrator, you are required to update the right record to direct incoming email to the correct server. Which type of DNS record should you update?
To direct incoming emails to the correct email server, the MX (Mail Exchange) record must be updated. The MX record in the DNS settings specifies the mail server responsible for accepting email messages on behalf of a domain. When an external server tries to send an email, it queries the MX record to find out where to deliver the message.
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