i use google apps for business for email solution

http://library.linode.com/email/google-mail/

The documentation is correct but Google states to change the values to these numbers. Here is my MX records as an example.

MX Records

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Mail Server Preference Subdomain Edit Remove

ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM 10 Default Edit Remove

ALT1.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM 20 Default Edit Remove

ALT2.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM 20 Default Edit Remove

ASPMX2.GOOGLEMAIL.COM 30 Default Edit Remove

ASPMX3.GOOGLEMAIL.COM 30 Default Edit Remove

ASPMX4.GOOGLEMAIL.COM 30 Default Edit Remove

ASPMX5.GOOGLEMAIL.COM 30 Default Edit Remove

Note that in terms of behavior, the absolute MX record preference value is unimportant - it's the relative value against other MX records that matters. That is, using tiers of 1, 5 and 10 will behave identically to 10, 20 and 30.

Google does use the latter in their primary examples, but I'm pretty sure they also mention in one of their help pages that any similar values (in relative terms) are fine. Even if they don't, operationally that's all that matters.

– David

@db3l:

Note that in terms of behavior, the absolute MX record preference value is unimportant - it's the relative value against other MX records that matters. That is, using tiers of 1, 5 and 10 will behave identically to 10, 20 and 30.

Google does use the latter in their primary examples, but I'm pretty sure they also mention in one of their help pages that any similar values (in relative terms) are fine. Even if they don't, operationally that's all that matters.

– David

Yes. Google has two or three different examples posted various places in their documentation, each a little different, not just the numbers either.

Linode's control panel makes this easy.

But if I remember right, takes maybe 20 minutes for Google to notice your new MX records, etc. If you go into Google Apps, you need to watch the status of your domain, as "Verified" or "Confirmed" or whatever, it's not instantaneous.

I was setting up an office by phone (receptionist doing the changes) and gave her Outlook settings from Google's documentation, but it wasn't working right away because like I said, takes a while for these things to take effect. Her shift was up and it still wasn't working, I was out of ideas, then about five minutes after I got off the phone with her I received an email saying everything was working.