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1. popfizzle
   Member
   Sep 5, 2012, 8:23 PM

   Hello. I am beside myself and crazy domain support has helped all they seem to. Social Media i can do...this is out of my forte. I am trying to direct my crazy domain email address to wordpress. I have gotten so far by removing unwanted items from the domain, (as per crazy domains instructions) and now they want me to insert a A record to an IP addrees (i get this but cant find the format to do it in)

   i currently have this in my domain (which is accepted)
   MX 5 ALT1.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM.
   MX 5 ALT2.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM.
   MX 1 ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM.
   MX 10 ASPMX2.GOOGLEMAIL.COM.
   MX 10 ASPMX3.GOOGLEMAIL.COM.
   MX 0 MAIL.POPFIZZLE.COM.AU.
   TXT google-site-verification=-GIgsgcT32z5hTG8qCPIKpmdFog9YEixESsM95GSGGs
   TXT v=spf1 include:aspmx.googlemail.com ~all

   Crazy domains said i need to add this (their wording)
   Create an A record (for mail.popfizzle.com.au)and point it to 27.124.116.193
   Create an A record (for webmail.popfizzle.com.au)and point it to 27.124.116.193

   Please can someone show me in what coding/format i need to do it. I have used the DNS add email help page before anyone links me back there. Also once this is done i should be good to roll?

   TIA!

   The blog I need help with is popfizzle.com.au.

2. designsimply
   Happiness Engineer
   Sep 5, 2012, 9:05 PM

   We actually have automated that to make it easier for you! Instead of manually entering all of those records, you can use these instructions instead:
   http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/add-email/#google-apps

3. popfizzle
   Member
   Sep 5, 2012, 9:20 PM

   Thanks. I have tried it that way and was unsuccessful, so I manually added. I was told for this to not use google apps selection.

   Like I mentioned before I only need to know how to add the A record and I should be done as the rest has been accepted.

4. designsimply
   Happiness Engineer
   Sep 7, 2012, 2:16 PM

   That's strange. I think the Google Apps selection should work, and if it doesn't it would be good to test it to find out why.

   If you're in a rush though, adding the records manually is also pretty easy once you know the format to use. For A records, the format is:

   A <subdomain> <IP>

   So yours would be:

   A mail 27.124.116.193
   A webmail 27.124.116.193

   Add those to the Store → Domains → Edit DNS page for the domain you're setting up.

5. popfizzle
   Member
   Sep 9, 2012, 3:33 AM

   Thanks you.

   I sorted this out.

   I had tried the above that you did with the A record befor ei saw your post and it worked!

   thanks for you help :)

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