Correct MX records to use for Google Apps?

Solution 1:

As stated by google support the following settings should be used (or, they are recommended). aspmx.l.google.com is the main server and should have top priority (1).

Priority    Mail Server
1           ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM.
5           ALT1.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM.
5           ALT2.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM.
10          ALT3.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM.
10          ALT4.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM.

Source: https://support.google.com/a/answer/33915?hl=en