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Cloudflare MX record exposing | How-to resolve

by | Jun 6, 2022

Cloudflare MX record exposing IP addresses can be fixed with these troubleshooting tips from our experts. 

At Bobcares, we offer solutions for every query, big and small, as a part of our Server Management Services.

Let’s take a look at how our Support Team is ready to help customers resolve Cloudflare MX record exposing IP address.

How to deal with Cloudflare MX record exposing IP addresses

MX records are responsible for directing emails to a mail server. Furthermore, it includes information about email message routes as per the SMTP. Additionally, MX records always have to point to another domain.

Cloudflare routes traffic through the network after replacing the IP in the DNS records, This works out well except when it comes to mail servers. At this point, Cloudflare will reveal the server’s real IP address.

If you are looking for a way to prevent exposure of the origin IP address within the MX record, you have come to the right place. Although Cloudflare normally hides the IP address, it may be revealed in certain cases.

In such scenarios, we can hide the IP and remove the Cloudflare MX record exposing as well. Moreover, our Support Team has come up with a few ways to avoid this issue:

  • Use a third-party mail service like Google Apps, Zoho, and so on.
  • Set up the mail server to run on a different IP address.
  • Alternatively, delete the MX records in use by Cloudflare.
  • Another option is to replace the MX domain text with the domain IP address. This prompts Cloudflare to replace it correctly.

Cloudflare MX record exposing can be resolved with these troubleshooting tips by our skilled engineers. Let us know in the comments which one worked out for you.

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Conclusion

In a nutshell, our skilled Support Engineers at Bobcares introduced us to different ways to resolve MX record exposing IP address.

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