MailExchanges Property  
 

Return the number of mail exchange records for the current host.

Syntax

object.MailExchanges

Remarks

The MailExchanges property returns the number of mail exchange (MX) records for the current host specified by the HostName property. This property can be used in conjunction with the MailExchange property to enumerate the servers responsible for accepting mail for a given domain.

Data Type

Integer (Int32)

Example

The following example places the all of the mail exchange records for a specific host into a listbox:

Dim nIndex As Integer

List1.Clear
DnsClient1.HostName = Trim(Text1.Text)

For nIndex = 0 To DnsClient1.MailExchanges - 1
     List1.AddItem DnsClient1.MailExchange(nIndex)
     nIndex = nIndex + 1
Loop

See Also

HostName Property, HostAddress Property, NameServer Property, MailExchange Property