Updating MX Records in Windows 2003/2008 Server
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Open Control Panel by clicking Start > Control Panel and click 'Administrative Tools'.
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Select 'DNS'.
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Open the 'Forward Lookup Zones' folder.
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To back up the current configuration, right-click the sub-folder for the mail domain you are configuring, select 'export' from the context sensitive menu and save the configuration in a safe location.
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Open the zone/domain sub-folder for that mail domain.
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Delete all the existing MX records in that zone/domain.
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Enter a new record for primary mail server with a lowest priority number and enter its FQDN value as mxsrv1.spamgateway.comodo.com and click OK.
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Enter a new record for secondary mail server with the next lowest priority number and enter its FQDN value as mxsrv2.spamgateway.comodo.com and click OK.
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Right-click the zone/domain folder and select 'Properties' from the pop-up menu.
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Select the 'Start of Authority (SOA)' tab, click the 'Increment' button and click OK.

