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7. To receive mail for “mydomain.com”, create a Mail Server (MX)
Record. An MX record is similar to a A record but points to a name
rather than an IP address. It is critical that the MX record point to a
name which has a corresponding A record with the proper
IP address.
• Select Mail Server (MX) Record from the Add... pull-down
menu.
• Leave the Host Name field blank.
• In the Domain Name field, type mydomain.com.
• In the Mail Server field, type www.mydomain.com.
• For our example, the Delivery Preference can be left at High.
• Click Update List. See Figure 48.
8. IMPORTANT! Click Save Changes to DNS Server. This
activates the changes you have made. If you exit this screen
without saving your changes, they will not become active.
The completed DNS Settings table is regenerated as in Figure 48.
Figure 48 Completed DNS Settings table