
The change to the "Forwarding Mailhub Server" SMTP Attribute is dynamic and will take effect immediately after the CHGSMTPA FWDHUBSVR() CL command is executed. com).Īfter the Office 365 configuration steps have been completed using the information above, the "Forwarding Mailhub Server" (FWDHUBSVR) SMTP Attribute will need to be changed to your specific Office 365 domain's MX endpoint host name using the CHGSMTPA FWDHUBSVR() CL command to complete the setup process.

The IBM i SMTP Forwarding Mailhub Server (FWDHUBSVR) is recommended to be set to the MX endpoint host of your Office365 hosted domain (i.e. IBM does not advise specifying "" as your IBM i SMTP Client Forwarding Mailhub Server (FWDHUBSVR). Identify the IBM i server's public IP address to be used in the configuration of the Office 365 SMTP connector and your domain registrar's DNS SPF record ( v=spf1 ip4: include: -all ). IBM recommends setting up the SMTP connector to authenticate the IBM i SMTP client by IP address.

Refer to Part 2 in the Microsoft techdoc, Set up connectors to route mail between Microsoft 365 or Office 365 and your own email servers, for detailed information on how to create a SMTP connector to configure the IBM i SMTP Client to relay email to Microsoft Office 365.
