View source for Goodbye Google G Suite Legacy Account, Hello MXroute

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==Digital Poof==
<center>[[File:GoogleCancellation-MB.png|400px]][[File:GoogleCancellation-MB2.png|400px]]</center>

==Not A Bad Run==
End of era sort of moment, starting to migrate off of my G Suite Legacy accounts.

==Status==
===MikeBeane.com===
* '''MXRoute account(s) created:''' Done
* '''DNS Updated:''' updated Nameservers at [https://support.domainpeople.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000865090-How-do-I-change-my-nameservers- DP]
* '''CloudFlare Success Email:''' Received
* '''SPF:''' Done
* '''DKIM:''' Done
* '''DMARC:''' Done
* '''Google Takeout:''' Complete
* '''G Suite Subscription:''' Cancelled

===RabbiBob.com===
* '''MXRoute account(s) created:''' Done
* '''DNS Updated:''' updated Nameservers at [https://support.domainpeople.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000865090-How-do-I-change-my-nameservers- DP]
* '''CloudFlare Success Email:''' Received
* '''SPF:''' Done
* '''DKIM:''' Done
* '''DMARC:''' Done
* '''Google Takeout: RabbiBob''' Pending
* '''Google Takeout: Webmaster''' Pending
* '''G Suite Subscription:''' Active
===BetaMountain.org===
* '''MXRoute account(s) created:''' Done
* '''DNS Updated:''' updated Nameservers at [https://support.domainpeople.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000865090-How-do-I-change-my-nameservers- DP]
* '''CloudFlare Success Email:''' Received
* '''SPF:''' Done
* '''DKIM:''' Done
* '''DMARC:''' Done
* '''Google Takeout:''' N\A (Sub of RabbiBob.com)
* '''G Suite Subscription:''' N\A (Sub of RabbiBob.com)

===To Do===
* (DONE) update forums smtp and test 
** required ssl:// before the sending address and 465
* update bm wiki smtp and test
* update rb wiki smtp and test
* figure out mailtransport @ rb

==Migration Steps==
===MXRoute===
* Moved services to MXRoute
** Control Panel->Account Manager->Add Domain
* Make sure you're under the correct domain
* Control Panel->Email Managers-> Email Accounts
** create a primary email account for the domain
** create a forwarder from the base account to the primary account
*** we should expect little to no email to the base account in my case as the address was derivative of my MXR account name 
* Control Panel->Account Manager->DNS
** Get DNS settings
*** DKIM
** Update DNS at DNS service
** DomainPeople couldn't take a txt entry for x._domainkey for DKIM and after trying variations, I moved things to CloudFlare
*** Set up DNS at CloudFlare
*** When all your records are there (website and mail, etc), go back to DP and update two items:
**** DNS NS entries
**** Home->Domain Names->EDIT->Name Servers->Edit
***** Update NS here
***** Activate is needed
* Wait and test DNS propagation.
* At this point, mail is flowing to MXR, but dkim/dmarc are not set up yet until DNS NS to CF updates.

====Settings====
* SPF: ok
** https://accounts.mxroute.com/index.php?/news/view/22/urgent--fix-your-spf-/
* DKIM: ok
** TL\DR - your dns host needs to be able post the correct syntax
** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6amwMvOzWw
** https://mxroutedocs.com/dns/dkim/
*** At the time of posting, the directions are slightly different than the Control Panel
* DMARC: pending
** TL\DR - your dns host needs to be able post the correct syntax
** https://mxroutedocs.com/dns/dmarc/
====Testing====
* https://www.mail-tester.com/
** Three free tests per day

===DNS===
* Edit your zone.  In my case, I migrated to CloudFlare, which required updating

==Old Notes==

===DNS===
* DomainPeople - ran into some DKIM setup issues, most likely due to my inexperience with the source & destination
* Testing Cloudflare DNS - may swap back to DomainPeople if I can sort the DKIM item
* It could be that I'm in a pending status with DNS: 
** Check this out -> https://developers.cloudflare.com/dns/zone-setups/full-setup/setup/
* Updated Nameservers this morning at DP using info [https://support.domainpeople.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000865090-How-do-I-change-my-nameservers- here] and in the DNS settings page as well.  The nslookup results appear promising.  Waiting for CF to update after the change.
** and there's an email from CF! <i>Congratulations! You have successfully activated mikebeane.com.</i>
====Checks====
* References
** https://prodmarc.com/knowledge/querying-spf-dkim-and-dmarc-records/

=====Verify Nameservers=====
* <pre>nslookup -querytype=ns (domain)</pre>
=====Verify Start of Authority=====
* <pre>nslookup -querytype=soa (domain)</pre>

=====Check txt (SPF)=====
* <pre>nslookup -type=txt (domain)</pre>
=====Check txt (DKIM)=====
* <pre>nslookup -type=txt x._domainkey.(domain) 1.1.1.1</pre>
** Getting error on this return, probably the root of my issue
=====Check txt (DMARC)=====
* <pre>nslookup -type=txt _dmarc.(domain) 1.1.1.1</pre>
** Getting error on this return as well

=====Quick List=====
<pre>
nslookup -querytype=ns (domain)
nslookup -querytype=soa (domain)
nslookup -type=txt (domain)
nslookup -type=txt x._domainkey.(domain) 1.1.1.1
nslookup -type=txt _dmarc.(domain) 1.1.1.1
</pre>

==Thunderbird==
* Been awhile since we've done this...
* Google Takeout .mbox integration has gone well

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