MX Records

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Here are some commonly asked questions about MX Records here at Lunarpages.

What is an MX Record?

An MX Record is an entry in the domain nameservers that specify which servers will handle the mail to a specific domain name.

MX entries muct be in FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) format, such as domain.com or mailserver.domain.com. IP addresses cannot be used directly as an MX entry.

I want to set up my own mail server. How do I change my MX Records?

Yes you can. E-mail support@lunarpages.com or put in a Help Desk ticket and we can do this for you. We can and the entry to be added to your MX record. Please note that although we can change the entries, we cannot assist you with setting up your mail server.