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Setting MX records on a Godaddy registered domain in Dynadot

Posted By mjp_nl

4/17/2013 07:46

Hi there,

I purchased a .es domain at Godaddy, hosted here and now I'm trying to get my MX records to work properly with Google apps. However, Godaddy does not allow to set DNS anymore after changing the nameservers to Dynadot's, and tells me I need to set them via Dynadot. I can't find any options to set them, can anyone help me out?

Kind regards,
Matt

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Posted By teamdynadot

4/17/2013 13:11

After reviewing your account details, it would seem your best option would be to switch from Dynadot name servers to GoDaddy DNS. That will allow you to add in the Google MX records you need.

To point your domain to your Dynadot webspace, you can use either a CNAME or an 'A' record.

Can I connect to my Email account using a CNAME?

Yes, you can connect to your Email account using a CNAME. To do this, please use the CNAME webhost.dynadot.com

For your email to work, please include the MX record webhost.dynadot.com

To prevent spoofing, you may also include a TXT record "v=spf1 mx include:webhost-mail-out.dynadot.com include:spf.webhost.dynadot.com ~all"

Please be aware it may take anywhere from 20 minutes to 24 hours for your DNS changes to propagate.

The benefit to using a CNAME vs. an A Record is that if the Email IP address is ever changed, you won't need to adjust your settings. You can also choose to simply use the "Dynadot Email Hosting" settings.

From Help Section: Email Plan > Can I connect to my Email account usi...

Can I connect to my Email plan with an IP address via an A record?

Yes, you can connect to your Email plan via an A Record for its website service (we no longer provide website service for new email plans); however this is not recommended as we cannot guarantee that the IP address will always remain the same. If you use the "Dynadot Email Hosting" setting, our system automatically updates any IP changes, but we are unable to do this for those with a custom DNS configuration, so the update would need to be done manually from within your account following these same instructions below.

The current IP address used by our Email plan is 13.52.28.221, 13.57.119.71 and 54.153.83.56.
Please be sure to enter the same records in the subdomain section.

For your email to work, please include the MX record webhost.dynadot.com

To prevent spoofing you may also include a TXT record "v=spf1 mx include:webhost-mail-out.dynadot.com include:spf.webhost.dynadot.com ~all"

Please be aware it may take anywhere from 20 minutes to 24 hours for your DNS changes to propagate.

From Help Section: Email Plan > Can I connect to my Email plan with a...

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