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  1. terradistributing
    Member

    The sample on wordpress for modifying MX is not similar to the information received from Network Solutions. Can you helped me out on how it should be set up. thanks. Network Solutions sent me MX record and Cname... When I attempt to enter them it deletes a portion of the mx record and also says that I have a wild card character.

    The blog I need help with is terradistributing.com.

  2. airodyssey
    Member

    Hi. What MX and CNAME information did Network Solutions give you?

  3. terradistributing
    Member

    They sent me this and I it doesn't compare with the sample that WordPress created:

    MX Record TERRADISTRIBUTING.COM. 10 INBOUND.TERRADISTRIBUTING.COM.NETSOLMAIL.NET.

    CNAME Record MAIL.TERRADISTRIBUTING.COM. MAIL.TERRADISTRIBUTING.COM.NETSOLMAIL.NET.

    CNAME Record SMTP.TERRADISTRIBUTING.COM. SMTP.TERRADISTRIBUTING.COM.NETSOLMAIL.NET

  4. mikefyb21
    Member

    I have a similar problem. Here is EXACTLY what NS sent me:

    MX records should point to:
    inbound.yb21.org netsolmail.net

    CNAME records should point to:
    mail.yb21.org mail.yb21.org.netsolmail.net smtp.yb21.org smtp.yb21.org.netsolmail.net

    When I submit the following to Custom DNS:

    MX 10 inbound.yb21.org.
    CNAME mail.yb21.org mail.yb21.org.netsolmail.net smtp.yb21.org smtp.yb21.org.netsolmail.net.

    I get this error:
    CNAME records should be "CNAME <subdomain> <domain>". No wildcards (*).

    Any suggestions? Thank you!

  5. mikefyb21
    Member

    I just spoke with NS support. They have no clue as to what to put in Custom DNS on WordPress. I'm on my own. Please help!

  6. timethief
    Member

    Does this help?

    Can I create CNAME entries or MX records for my domain?
    Yes. You can add Custom DNS records for A, CNAME, MX, and TXT records using the Custom DNS feature. http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/custom-dns/

    from: http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/domain-management/#additional-information

    If it doesn't help, I do apologize and suggest you please contact Staff directly. http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact/

  7. mikefyb21
    Member

    Thanks timethief! That was the article that @terradistributing and I were following.

    However I found this article:

    http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/google-apps-email/

    and it gives me everything I want (i.e. ability to send and receive email from mapped domain) so I am going with it. For those who need to stay with Network Solutions email, this won't work.

  8. timethief
    Member

    Great news! I'm glad you figured this out. :)

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