Parting ways with Paubox
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      Remove Paubox - Microsoft 365

      These are the technical instructions for removing Paubox Outbound Security and/or Inbound Security for Microsoft 365.  Please be sure to let us know you are canceling your Paubox subscription by sending an email to support@paubox.com.

      Follow these steps to return your email to its original routing.

      Part I: Your domain - update DNS record (SPF)

      1. Log in to your Domain Host
      2. Click on the Control Panel (may also be called DNS Zone Editor, or just DNS)
      3. Find the record of type TXT with a value similar to: v=spf1 include:_spf.paubox.com include:spf.protection.outlook.com -all
      4. Edit the record and remove only "include:_spf.paubox.com" from the value (leaving the rest of the record in place)
      5. Click Save

      Part II: Exchange Admin Center - remove Paubox connector

      You will need to use the Microsoft 365 Exchange admin center to remove the Paubox mail flow connector. Here’s how you do it:

      1. Go to https://admin.exchange.microsoft.com/ to access the Exchange admin center. If you haven’t logged in already, you’ll need to do that first in order to be granted access.
      2. On the left menu, mail flow and then connectors. 
      3. Find the Paubox connector and Delete it.
      4. Click Save if necessary.

      That's it! Thanks for using Paubox - please feel free to reach out to us with any questions, or if you'd like to re-visit Paubox down the road: support@paubox.com

      Removing Inbound Security (if applicable)

      Inbound Security Part I: Exchange admin center - remove transport rule       

      1. Go to https://admin.exchange.microsoft.com to access the Exchange admin center. If you haven’t logged in already, you’ll need to do that first in order to be granted access.  
      2. Click Mail flow link in the left column                                                   
      3. Look for a transport rule that allows inbound relaying from Paubox (if applicable)
      4. If the transport rule is found, Delete it by clicking on the name of the rule and the clicking the Trash icon  

      Inbound Security Part II: Your domain - update DNS record (MX)

      1. Go to your Microsoft 365 Admin Panel (admin.microsoft.com)
      2. In the left column, navigate to Setup > Domains (you may need to click ...Show all to see this section)
      3. Find your Domain name and click on it
      4. Under the Exchange Online section, look for a row that has Type MX
      5. Copy the value for this row under Points to address or value (you will be pasting this later)
      6. Log in to your Domain Host
      7. Click on the Control Panel (may also be called DNS Zone Editor, or just DNS)
      8. Find the record of type MX with a value of: mx.paubox.com or mx1.paubox.com
      9. Edit this record and replace the value with what you copied from the Microsoft 365 Admin Panel in Step 5 above.
      10. Save your changes