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Can I set two MX records for one domain?
Yes, it’s possible to have more than one MX record for one domain. Moreover, it is possible to assign priorities to them.
Does changing DNS records affect email?
If you are only changing the DNS record for the website, it won’t affect the email. For example: Changing CNAME www and A Record localhost won’t affect your email.
Can one domain have two email providers?
No, you can have only one mail provider per domain. The story was a migration from one hosting/mail provider to another. It involved setting up everything (mailboxes, addresses, groups, etc.)
How long do a records take to update?
DNS propagation is the time frame it takes for DNS changes to be updated across the Internet. A change to a DNS record—for example, changing the IP address defined for a specific hostname—can take up to 72 hours to propagate worldwide, although it typically takes a few hours.
Can a records affect email?
No, email would not be affected. The only situation where changing an A record would affect email was if you were changing an A record like mail.example.com which your MX records were pointing at.
Can a domain name point to two MX records?
There’s no way you can do this via the MX records within a single domain name–DNS is always going to point emails destined to [email protected] and [email protected] to the server that answers at the highest-priority MX record. (In other words, the second -highest priority MX record is not used unless there was no response at the first IP address.
Why are there no MX records for the specified SMTP domain?
Unless the DNS zone for your domain includes MX records, inbound SMTP e-mail may not be able to be properly delivered for that SMTP domain. The DNS lookup of the MX record (s) for the SMTP domain could fail because the MX record (s) could be missing on the DNS server.
What happens if no MX records are found in DNS?
If no MX records are returned in the list, then the test will fail with the following error. “No MX records found in DNS for SMTP domain (Domain Name)” Unless the DNS zone for your domain includes MX records, inbound SMTP e-mail may not be able to be properly delivered for that SMTP domain.
Can a MX record go to more than one server?
The actual protocols above are only examples. There’s no way you can do this via the MX records within a single domain name–DNS is always going to point emails destined to [email protected] and [email protected] to the server that answers at the highest-priority MX record.