Adding a mail server record

Mail server records are needed to route incoming e-mail. A zone must have at least one mail server record defined in order for an outside host on the Internet to send e-mail to users in this zone's domain. Multiple mail server records can be created to enable more robust e-mail communications. Multiple mail server records can be sorted by priority level to allow for fail-over if the primary mail server is inaccessible. (Lower numbers indicate higher priority). If re-ordering is necessary, use the Swap button on the Edit Mail Server Records page to switch the priority values of two mail server records.

To add a mail service record
  1. In the left menu, click DNS.

  2. Click the link for the zone name where you want to create a mail server record.

  3. Click Mail Servers.

  4. In the Edit Mail Server records page, click Add.

  5. On the Add Mail Server record page, configure the mail server options shown in the following table, then click Add.

Option

Description

Use Default Domain

Uses the default domain as the mail server.

Another host

Enables you to specify a host other than this computer as the mail server.

Mail server name

The name of the mail server.