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auxclass on "Updating email server addresses"

auxclass — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 11:46:36 +0000

Thanks -

theautophile on "Updating email server addresses"

theautophile — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 11:45:57 +0000

Brilliant, thanks again,will let you know what happens when/if email comes back up!

kardotim on "Updating email server addresses"

kardotim — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 11:37:31 +0000

He was referring to 0 xdconsulting.eu not 0 mail.xdconsulting.eu . The MX record has to have a subdomain because that links to the IP address of their TuCows domain/mail provider.

The MX preference number only matters when there are multiple MX records. Either 0 or 10 is fine.

auxclass on "Updating email server addresses"

auxclass — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 11:32:33 +0000

@kardotim - I am curious why
MX 0 mail.xdconsulting.eu.
and not:
MX 10 mail.xdconsulting.eu.

thanks

kardotim on "Updating email server addresses"

kardotim — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 11:29:51 +0000

You can remove that record.

theautophile on "Updating email server addresses"

theautophile — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 11:26:07 +0000

Thanks for your help guys! I've added those 2 records in the 'Edit DNS' section and both seem to have been accepted. There is still a record which seems to be there by default; MX 0 xdconsulting.eu.
Should this always remain?

kardotim on "Updating email server addresses"

kardotim — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:31:33 +0000

Please try to add these dns records in your Custom DNS field at 'Store' -> 'Domains' -> 'Edit DNS' in your blog's dashboard.

A mail 85.10.245.42
MX 0 mail.xdconsulting.eu.

auxclass on "Updating email server addresses"

auxclass — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:20:04 +0000

Maybe this will help: http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/add-email/

These are the record types that made my email work
A mail 255.255.255.255 MX 10 mail.my-domain.com.
Note the full stop (period) after the com

I will also flag this for the staff and maybe they can help you with the formatting more - when I moved I got the info from my old host that I kept the email with but the formatting was a bit different here

theautophile on "Updating email server addresses"

theautophile — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:14:31 +0000

Hi, hope someone can tell me where I'm going wrong!

I added my domain name to my blog and during that process I was asked if I wanted to move my email too, which I clicked yes to before realising WordPress doesn't actually host email itself.

I am now trying to add mx records which I obtained from my email host provider, but the 'A' record is being rejected. Dunno if this is a simple syntax issue or something else altogether.

The 2 records I've been given are;

A mail.xdconsulting.eu 85.10.245.42
MX 0 mail.xdconsulting.eu

The first (A) record is being rejected by WordPress, can anyone tell me why?

Many thanks....