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| - | ====== Email related DNS records ====== | + | ====== |
| The DNS (Domain Name Service) plays a critical role in email delivery. You need to create a set of DNS records to make sure that your email can be delivered and that email can be delivered to you as well. | The DNS (Domain Name Service) plays a critical role in email delivery. You need to create a set of DNS records to make sure that your email can be delivered and that email can be delivered to you as well. | ||
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| Please __note__ that you will need **more** that the records defined in this page for a domain to operate properly: this is only for email. | Please __note__ that you will need **more** that the records defined in this page for a domain to operate properly: this is only for email. | ||
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| + | ===== Reverse DNS ===== | ||
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| + | A reverse DNS setup is how you translate an IP to a DNS name. This is the // | ||
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| + | This is important to be properly set, and is usually defined aside from your actual DNS management panel of your provider. | ||
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| + | If you cannot set it, some providers don't support it, it's ok. Better set it up, if possible. When set, it will help email deliverability. | ||
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| For SPF to work, you need to setup a proper TXT record like the following: | For SPF to work, you need to setup a proper TXT record like the following: | ||
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| - | @ v=spf1 mx ra=postmaster | + | @ v=spf1 mx a -all 3600 TXT |
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