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Active Email DNS Monitoring
MXMonitor provides a complete suite of tools to monitor, alert, and report on the critical DNS records that power your email infrastructure.
Comprehensive Record Monitoring
MXMonitor provides complete visibility into all critical email-related DNS records:
- MX Records - Ensure your mail servers are properly configured and prioritized. MXMonitor verifies that your MX records point to valid mail servers and checks their priority settings to ensure proper mail delivery paths.
- SPF Records - Verify authorized email senders for your domain. MXMonitor validates your SPF syntax, checks for proper implementation, and alerts you to potential vulnerabilities in your sender policy framework.
- DMARC Records - Monitor your email authentication policy. MXMonitor ensures your DMARC policy is correctly configured and actively enforced, protecting your domain from spoofing attacks.
- DKIM Records - Track digital signature configuration for your emails. MXMonitor verifies that your DKIM selectors are properly published and configured to authenticate messages from your domain.
Each record type is continuously monitored against expected values, with detailed comparison reporting to highlight any discrepancies.
Real-time Alerts
Receive notifications when changes or issues are detected with your DNS mail records:
- Email Notifications - Specify dedicated alert email or default admin email address
- Customizable Alert Setings - Specify which record types to receive notifications
- Change Detection - Be notified when records are modified
- Missing Records - Receive alerts for missing records or DNS failure
- Error Notifications - Get alerted about syntax errors or potential misconfigurations
Alerts include detailed information about the specific change or issue detected, allowing for swift remediation before they impact your business communications.
Scheduled Monitoring
Choose monitoring frequencies that match your business needs:
- Daily - Default for free accounts
- 15 minute, hourly and every 6 hours - Increased monitoring options for paid accounts (In development)
- Manual DNS Check - Trigger domain scan from dashboard anytime
Each domain can have its own monitoring schedule for all or specific record types.
Detailed Reporting
Get comprehensive reports on your domain health and configuration:
- Weekly Status Reports - Regular summaries of all monitored domains
- Change History - Chronological record of all detected DNS changes
- Best Practice Recommendations - Suggestions for improving your email authentication configuration
- Configuration Assessment - Overview of strengths and potential vulnerabilities in your email DNS setup
- Exportable Data - Download reports in PDF, CSV, or JSON formats (In development)
Reports provide actionable insights to help maintain optimal email system performance and security.
Security Features
MXMonitor analyzes your email DNS configuration:
- Record Validation - Syntax checking and format verification of all DNS records
- SPF Policy Check - Verify your SPF record includes proper "all" mechanism
- DMARC Policy Evaluation - Alert if DMARC has weak policy settings (p=none)
- DKIM Format Verification - Confirm DKIM records contain valid public keys
- Test Mode Detection - Identify records with testing flags that may affect production
These security checks help maintain your domain's email security and deliverability.
Ready to secure your email infrastructure? Sign up for MXMonitor today or learn how to get started.
