Domain MX Record

General Instructions for Changing MX Records

Follow these steps to change the MX records for your domain. The terminology used here is general and may differ from the terminology used by your provider.

  1. Log in to your domain registrar's portal.

  2. Launch your account's DNS Manager/Domain Management page/DNS Control Panel, which lists all of your registered domains.

  3. Locate the MX Records/Mail Server/Mail Settings option (for assistance, please consult your provider's help pages or seek support from your registrar).

  4. Delete any entries you may already have.

  5. Select the Add Record option.

  6. In the Name/Host field, specify the value as @, or leave it blank.

  7. Specify the value for the first record as mx1.messagingcontrol.com.

  8. Set the priority to 10 or any lower number supported by your registrar.

  9. Follow the same steps to add another MX record for your domain.

To ensure mail is correctly delivered to your domain, only the MX records provided below should be listed.

Host/Domain
Value
Priority

@/ empty/ domain name

mx1.messagingcontrol.com

10

@/ empty/ domain name

mx2.messagingcontrol.com

20

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