The MX record is a type of resource record in the Domain Name System that specifies a mail server responsible for accepting email messages on behalf of a recipient's domain.
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How to change mx record in cent os web server without third parties cp
I am using CentOS dedicated server with matrix control panel, which doesn't have facility to change MX record so that I can send my email to google apps mail.
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sagarmatha
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Bind/Name Server with master domain and multiple subdomains
I am having a brain fart. I can not figure this out. I am sure someone has asked this before, but just can not seem to find it. (hence the brain fart)
if you look at the following domain names as examples:
someserver1.us.example.com…
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MX record pointing to different subdomains
Is it possible to have multiple email MX records for subdomains ?
eg:
domain: xyz.com - MX - Heartinternet emails
o365.xyz.com - MX - Office 365
gsuit.xyz.com - MX - Google
In this case do we have to update SPF record for xyz.com allowing all the…
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MX record pointing to a dynamic IP
I'd like to host simple-login on my home Synology server. For this, I have to register an MX record on a domain that points my IP address.
However, my internet provider does not guarantee a fixed IP, though it's not changing a lot.
If I just buy a…
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Different email acount on different MX priority
Say you have the ff. email server:
server1.com has the mailbox foo@example.com
server2.com has the mailbox bar@example.com
If the MX priority settings are:
Priority: 0
Destination: server1.com
Priority: 10
Destination: server2.com
Will sending an…
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IMB
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separate email server for the subdomain
I am having some serious problems setting up the proper DNS addresses for my domain.
My DNS records are like
mail A ip1 (shared hosting provider)
mail A ip2 (VPS mail server)
info A …
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dipak4776
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Wrong propagation of MX record
We have set a MX record in our DNS records as follows:
Type: MX
TTL: 1800
Name: @
Priority: 10
Hostname: webmail.ourdomain.fr
However, when we check the propagation by for example https://www.whatsmydns.net/#MX/ourdomain.fr, we see that the…
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Getting "Error: Invalid Value" while adding MX record in Google Cloud DNS
I am trying to add MX record in Google Cloud DNS but getting an Error Message
Error message:
ERROR
Invalid value.
Error NUMBER: d7422936167581091
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Ergün Tütmez
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Can I have a DNS MX record for outgoing and a different MX record for incoming?
I'm configuring an email service for my domain. I plan on using Zoho Mail for free because I can use a business domain professional email. I want to use Zoho Mail to send out messages, but I have email forwards in my GoDaddy mail settings that I…
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Use my home server dns for my domain
I purchased a domain name from a hosting website. I do not want to use their dns management (A records, CNAME etc). I want to configure DNS on my home server. How should I use my configured DNS on home server for my purchased domain?
Once this is…
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Derek
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Pointing MX at mail server where domain isn't hosted?
I am working on a system where we have Moodle software on one domain (I'll call it moodlehost.com) which is making a LOGIN connection to a SMTP server on another domain (I'll call it smtphost.com). I was brought in to work on the Moodle side of…
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D Vogel
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MX Record Host Name Change
I'm trying to set up my own email server, but am unsure what to change the MX record 'target' to. (I'm unclear if this is the correct terminology, hence the inverted commas.)
I should say that I'm running the server on my Raspberry Pi from my own…
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Creating DNS CNAME or MX aliases
How can I create a CNAME or an MX record alias, for example, I need smtp.mydomain.com to resolve to smtp.yandex.com so that on my email client I should enter smtp.mydomain.com instead of smtp.yandex.com. I am using CloudFlare as my DNS manager and…
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Email reception directing the domain request to EC2 instance
I'm not able to receive any emails on my GoDaddy hosted domain after changing the DNS settings for redirecting the domain request to an AWS EC2 instance.
Even though it's a common scenario, I would like to know is there any chances to redirect only…
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Local mail + external Office 365 Exchange account
I'm not an expert at all so I'll try to explain my problem clearly.
I've a domain that I manage with cPanel.
I've also an Office 365 solution I suscribed directy on the microsoft website.
When I did the step by step procedure to get started with…
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