Easy(?) Help with DNS setup for email, Please.

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  freshencounter · Member · Oct 8, 2011 at 6:49 pm

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  Can you help me put this in the DNS setup box correctly please?

  My provider sent me this:

  freshencounter.org MX 10 smtp.electricembers.net.
  mail.freshencounter.org A 208.90.215.73

  I tried entering it like this but got an error:

  MX 10 smtp.electricembers.net.
  TXT v=spf1 include: mail.freshencounter.org
  A 208.90.215.73

  Can you please send me the correct format? My domain name is: freshencounter.org, and my email provider is: Electricembers.net.

  Thanks,
  Fresh!

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  timethief · Member · Oct 8, 2011 at 6:54 pm

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  Hello there,
  Are you following these instructions? Setting Up Email with Google Apps

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  affirmativeactscoaching · Member · Oct 8, 2011 at 7:17 pm

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  Thanks timetheif, I’ll look at those and please note I’m not using Google Apps for this account.

  I’ll peak at the format though.

  Thanks so much!

  P.S. My other blog just disappeared, it’s a couple of years old and I can’t access it or my email yet I logged into support though the domain. See other help topic. Thanks aka affirmativeacts.org (affirmativeacts life coaching)

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  timethief · Member · Oct 8, 2011 at 7:19 pm

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  As far as I know Google Apps is the only alternative but I could be wrong. I have flagged this thread for Staff attention.

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  affirmativeactscoaching · Member · Oct 8, 2011 at 7:21 pm

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  Thank you!

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  timethief · Member · Oct 8, 2011 at 7:22 pm

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  Do be aware that you will have to be patient. There are many other threads that were also flagged for Staff attention previous to your two threads.

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Oct 8, 2011 at 10:34 pm

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  A-Record mapping is not possible at WordPress.com. If your email provide requires this, you’ll need to try Google Apps for Domains instead: http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/google-apps-email/

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  freshencounter · Member · Oct 11, 2011 at 5:18 am

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  Thanks for your reply Macmanx,

  I’ll find out. I believe they work with other WP folks and I don’t want to open another G account.

  Thanks!!