Using nslookup to check an MX record

I know plenty of admins who use web based DNS searches to check mail exchanger records (MX) - Personally, I don't like them. If you need to quickly check an MX record, then I suggest you use the command prompt. Also with Windows PowerShell on the horizon with Windows Server 2008 it makes a lot more sense to know the code.

1. Open a Command Prompt
   
2. Type nslookup
3. Set q=mx (This sets the query type to "MX" (Mail Exchanger))
4. domainname.extension (e.g. blogger.com

I have used blogger.com in the example below.