Email DNS

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  breaknightfilms · Member · Feb 24, 2012 at 12:01 am

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  I have pointed my domain (breaknightfilms.com) from Register.com to WordPress. In the process I deactivated their complimentary webmail ((email visible only to moderators and staff)) I’m told by Register.com that what I need to do to get my email working again is to set up the proper zone file to point it to wordpress with CNAME and MX information. I have tried this but still have not been able to get my email working. Please help.
  Blog url: http://breaknightfilms.wordpress.com/

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Feb 24, 2012 at 1:14 am

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  You’ll need to get the exact MX and CNAME records from your mail provider.

  Once you have then, you can add them to your Custom DNS panel: http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/custom-dns/

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  breaknightfilms · Member · Feb 24, 2012 at 1:39 am

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  Hello Macmanx,

  Thank you for the reply. I have gotten the exact MX and CNAME records from Register.com and I have added them to my Custom DNS panel and saved them. But I’m still not getting my email back. Should this be an immediate fix or is there a lag time? Thank you again for your help.

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Feb 24, 2012 at 1:44 am

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  There may be a few hours until it starts to work properly. Unfortunately, we have no control over this.

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  breaknightfilms · Member · Feb 24, 2012 at 2:00 am

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  Ok, thank you. I’ll wait and see. Just to be clear I understand, the idea is that adding these records will restore my email back to what is was? I won’t need to do anything else, just go back to log in as I have been?

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Feb 24, 2012 at 2:09 am

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  Yes, that is correct.

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  breaknightfilms · Member · Feb 24, 2012 at 2:12 am

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  Okay, fingers crossed!