Domain Dns Mx Records

It is possible to configure several mx records typically pointing to an array of mail servers for load balancing and redundancy.

Domain dns mx records. In the name box enter your domain name without www. It is a resource record in the domain name system dns. Go to the g suite toolbox dig tool. Set up your mx mail exchanger records in your dns zone file to connect to your email service like google email or microsoft 365 we ll add the necessary mx records for you when your domain is using godaddy nameservers and your email service is through godaddy.

A mail exchanger record mx record specifies the mail server responsible for accepting email messages on behalf of a domain name. Mail exchange mx records are dns records that are necessary for delivering email to your address. In simple dns terms an mx record is used to tell the world which mail servers accept incoming mail for your domain and where emails sent to your domain should be routed to. About dns lookup tool.

Here are the steps on how to update your mx records. If you checked the records applied to your primary domain and couldn t fix the problem you can look up your mx records to see if there s a problem with your dns records configuration. If you changed your hosting or dns records then this tool is for you to verify that your records are entered correctly to avoid any downtime. A problem with the records can affect mail delivery to your domain.

Login to your domains dashboard. Mx records do not support dns failover however they have a sort of failover service built in. The mx lookup is done directly against the domain s authoritative name server so changes to mx records should show up instantly. You can click diagnostics which will connect to the mail server verify reverse dns records perform a simple open relay check and measure response time performance.