correct format for CNAME entry

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  claritywebdesignstudio · Member · Jul 14, 2011 at 2:07 pm

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  Hi – I can’t quite figure out what my CNAME entry should be for custom URLs for my docs, calendar, and mail. I’ve got the custom URLs set up as per Google, as mail.sage-energy.ca, etc. My current CNAME records on wordpress are:
  CNAME calendar.sage-energy.ca ghs.google.com.
  CNAME docs.sage-energy.ca ghs.google.com.
  CNAME mail.sage-energy.ca ghs.google.com.

  Obviously there’s a problem because when I try to use one of those custom urls it just takes me to my wordpress home page. I’ve tried a couple of different combinations but I find that most of the help forums out there assume that I already know some things that obviously I don’t… any help is appreciated!
  Thanks
  Blog url: http://sageenergy.wordpress.com/

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  designsimply · Member · Jul 14, 2011 at 2:53 pm

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  You’re close! Try this instead:

  CNAME calendar ghs.google.com.
  CNAME docs ghs.google.com.
  CNAME mail ghs.google.com.

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  claritywebdesignstudio · Member · Jul 14, 2011 at 3:20 pm

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  Awesome, thanks! I still don’t understand it but who cares–as long as your support volunteers are so great, my ignorance won’t matter too much!

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  andrewspittle · Staff · Jul 14, 2011 at 5:33 pm

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  We’re always happy to help. :)

  DNS records can be a bit tricky too so they’re tough to understand.