Crazy Domain Email

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  popfizzle · Member · Sep 5, 2012 at 8:23 pm

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  Hello. I am beside myself and crazy domain support has helped all they seem to. Social Media i can do…this is out of my forte. I am trying to direct my crazy domain email address to wordpress. I have gotten so far by removing unwanted items from the domain, (as per crazy domains instructions) and now they want me to insert a A record to an IP addrees (i get this but cant find the format to do it in)

  i currently have this in my domain (which is accepted)
  MX 5 ALT1.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM.
  MX 5 ALT2.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM.
  MX 1 ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM.
  MX 10 ASPMX2.GOOGLEMAIL.COM.
  MX 10 ASPMX3.GOOGLEMAIL.COM.
  MX 0 MAIL.POPFIZZLE.COM.AU.
  TXT google-site-verification=-GIgsgcT32z5hTG8qCPIKpmdFog9YEixESsM95GSGGs
  TXT v=spf1 include:aspmx.googlemail.com ~all

  Crazy domains said i need to add this (their wording)
  Create an A record (for mail.popfizzle.com.au)and point it to 27.124.116.193
  Create an A record (for webmail.popfizzle.com.au)and point it to 27.124.116.193

  Please can someone show me in what coding/format i need to do it. I have used the DNS add email help page before anyone links me back there. Also once this is done i should be good to roll?

  TIA!

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  designsimply · Member · Sep 5, 2012 at 9:05 pm

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  We actually have automated that to make it easier for you! Instead of manually entering all of those records, you can use these instructions instead:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/add-email/#google-apps

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  popfizzle · Member · Sep 5, 2012 at 9:20 pm

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  Thanks. I have tried it that way and was unsuccessful, so I manually added. I was told for this to not use google apps selection.

  Like I mentioned before I only need to know how to add the A record and I should be done as the rest has been accepted.

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  designsimply · Member · Sep 7, 2012 at 2:16 pm

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  That’s strange. I think the Google Apps selection should work, and if it doesn’t it would be good to test it to find out why.

  If you’re in a rush though, adding the records manually is also pretty easy once you know the format to use. For A records, the format is:

  A <subdomain> <IP>

  So yours would be:

  A mail 27.124.116.193
  A webmail 27.124.116.193

  Add those to the Store → Domains → Edit DNS page for the domain you’re setting up.

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  popfizzle · Member · Sep 9, 2012 at 3:33 am

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  Thanks you.

  I sorted this out.

  I had tried the above that you did with the A record befor ei saw your post and it worked!

  thanks for you help :)