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Verify DNS Capability

There are a number of ways to verify DNS. The following procedure should work under a variety of operating systems, including Windows, UNIX and Linux.

From a Command prompt, type:

nslookup -q=mx aol.com

This command searches for the domain names and IP numbers belonging to the aol.com receiving mail servers. These are referred to as MX records. AOL's MX records are mailin-[01-04].mx.aol.com.

Information similar to the following should appear: