Office 365 smtp relay

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An SMTP relay may be required in Office 365 for companies that have a high volume of sending emails or special email configurations of their applications. An SMTP relay allows you to send emails from your organization’s domain via Office 365 servers. In this blog, we will guide you on how to configure SMTP relay in Office 365, the benefits, and key considerations.

SMTP relay is a method that allows applications and devices to send emails using a dedicated email server. In Office 365, the setup of an SMTP relay will allow you to send emails from your domain using the Office 365 SMTP servers without having to set up separate user accounts for each sender.

Sending through Office 365 will minimize spam complaints because the source of such emails is known to be trustworthy.

All the configuration on the sending settings for the emails can be controlled in a single place, and also you can monitor email traffic easily.

Office 365 may not charge as much compared to a third-party SMTP server.

Here are step-by-step instructions on the setup SMTP relay in Office 365:

Step 1: Prepare Your Office 365 Environment

First, there are a couple of conditions that you would need before you configure SMTP relay:

You have a valid admin account in Office 365.

You need to ensure that you already have the domain verified and added to your Microsoft 365 account.

Step 2: Create a Connector in Office 365

Launch the 365 Admin Centre: Follow this link or sign on to admin.microsoft.com with your admin credentials.

Access Exchange Admin Center: Click on the left side menu and click “Show All.” Then click on Exchange; this will launch the Admin Center for you.

From the Admin Center, under Mail flow, click on Connectors.