Help with Email Setup

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  chunkdiapers · Member · Mar 25, 2013 at 7:10 pm

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  I own chunkdiapers.com, and I’d like to create an email, (email visible only to moderators and staff). I purchased my domain through 1and1.com, but I don’t even understand if I’m hosting through them or through you. I called 1and1 and they instructed me to go to edit DNS on my WordPress dashboard and enter

  MX00.1and1.com
  MX01.1and1.com

  but when I try this it doesn’t work. I see that you need more information, including TXT and CNAME, but I don’t understand what these are. Can you help?

  Thanks!

  Danielle

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Mar 25, 2013 at 9:58 pm

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  Those aren’t entirely the complete records. Each MX record needs a priority number, and you probably need a CNAME or A Record too, TXT is optional.

  See http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/add-email/add-other-email/ for details.