How to add a MX record?

How do I add a MX record?

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To add a Mail Exchanger record, follow the below instruction:

1. Log in to your account.
2. In the DOMAIN NAMES section, move your cursor over the concerned domain.
3. Click on the MANAGE button that appear.
4. Click on MANAGE ZONE in the Name server section on the left.
5. Click on NEW RECORD in the panel below and select MX (Mail Exchanger).
6. Enter the host or subdomain into the Host field. In most cases it is enough to simply enter “@”, which stands for the root domain.
7. In the Mail Server field enter the name of your mail server. If the mail server is outside of the concerned domain, please enter also a “.” At the end of the mail server.
8. Enter the priority for your mail server and SUBMIT the record.
9. Confirm by clicking on SAVE ZONE.

Please note that DNS changes can take up to 24 hours to be propagated throughout the entire Internet.

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