Email Setup Wizard

Domain host

Email DNS records at Name.com

Domain registrar with a single Manage DNS Records form for every record type.

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Which email provider are you setting up?

Find the DNS editor

  1. Log in to name.com and click MY DOMAINS (top right).
  2. Click your domain, then Manage DNS Records.

What goes in each field

Record Host field Value field
MX Host Answer + Priority
TXT Host Answer
CNAME Host Answer
  • For your bare domain, leave Host empty.
  • For other names, type only the part before your domain (for example _dmarc). Name.com adds your domain automatically.
  • Default TTL: 300.

Adding a record at Name.com

MX record

  1. Select MX from the Type drop-down menu.
  2. Leave Host blank, enter the mail server in Answer, leave TTL at 300, and enter the Priority (10, 20, 30 for several).
  3. Click Add Record.

TXT record

  1. Select TXT from the Type drop-down menu.
  2. Enter a Host only if your provider gives one, and paste the value in Answer.
  3. Click Add Record.

CNAME record

  1. Select CNAME from the Type drop-down menu.
  2. Enter the name in Host (never leave it blank) and the target in Answer.
  3. Click Add Record.

Name.com gotchas

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