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Website Setup Question
Alright, here's the situation.
I have a website that Dotster is the official registrar for. The domain servers are: NS1.MYDYNDNS.ORG & NS2.MYDYNDNS.ORG My internet service provider is CableOne. I'm trying to get an MX record setup. How do I do it? Can CableOne host the MX record via the free web hosting I get with my small business internet package while leaving the domain servers the same as listed above? Thanks in advance, I'm confused a bit and the customer service for both has been a pain in the ass so far. |
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Re: Website Setup Question
Generally MX (Mail eXchanger) records are offshoots of the root level domain DNS so the best fit is whoever is hosting the regular A and PTR records.
example: emailserver.mydomain.com is your email server and people send emails to you@mydomain.com, so whoever is hosting mydomain.com needs to add an MX record to point to emailserver.mydomain.com - but emailserver.mydomain.com could technically be a totally different hosting service and IP subnet - like a hosted MS Exchange service. Of course, if your web presence is under mydomain.com but your email domain is @myemail.com then whoever is hosting THAT DNS needs an MX record that points to emailserver.mydomain.com - but then I have to question why you have myemail.com in the first place, just get an MX record with mydomain.com. I can understand the confusion and slight "run around" you've been getting. Clear as mud? |
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