| | 1 | = How do I add a mail/MX record for my domain? = |
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| | 3 | A mail record (or MX record) specifies which server mail sent to any address {{{@yourdomain.org}}} should be delivered to. In other words, while your domain name might resolve to one server when a request for a web site is made (this is usually handled by either an "A" record or a "host" record), a completely different server can be configured to handle email. |
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| | 5 | By default, May First/People Link members' domains are configured to deliver email to the same server that their web site is on (the "primary host" as indicated in the [https://members.mayfirst.org/cp members control panel]. |
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| | 7 | If you want to add a new MX record (because you are adding a new domain), you can do so by: |
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| | 9 | * Login to the [https://members.mayfirst.org/cp Members Control panel] and select DNS from the list of services |
| | 10 | * Click to add a new item. |
| | 11 | * Select "MX" as the type of record |
| | 12 | * Fill in your domain name |
| | 13 | * Leave the IP address blank |
| | 14 | * For server name, enter your primary host |
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| | 16 | If you are handling your own email and you want to add multiple MX record, you can use the `Distance (mx records only)` field to specify a priority to determine the order the mail servers should be used. |
