Custom DNS for email failed

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  gnutzman · Member · Apr 21, 2011 at 8:27 pm

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  I set up the domain essencebychocolate.com and my email address ((email visible only to moderators and staff)) on Hostway when I thought I was going to launch a website. Instead, I set up a free blog on WordPress (thank you, WordPress!) and it is currently being hosted on WordPress. I added the 3 WordPress IP addresses (NS1.wordpress.com etc.) to Hostway and when I did that, I lost email functionality. I tried adding a new Custom DNS (MX 10 nicole@essenceby chocolate.com) to WordPress, but despite being “valid”, it didn’t work. What to do…?

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  airodyssey · Member · Apr 21, 2011 at 11:23 pm

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  Hi. It’s the first time I see an @ in an MX record at WP.com. I’m wondering if there should be one and that it makes a “valid” MX record… See here for examples
  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/custom-dns-records-help-needed?replies=3#post-519312

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  gnutzman · Member · Apr 22, 2011 at 2:13 pm

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  I forgot to mention that the WP validator translated the address with the @ that I entered to this: MX 10 nicole. Thanks for the link. I’ll check it out.