Mapping my domain to WordPress.com – Problem with Custom DNS Records

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  graccon · Member · Apr 4, 2013 at 12:14 am

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  I’m trying to map my WordPress.com blog to my domain (graccon.com.au). However, when I edit my Custom DNS Records I keep getting an error message. My hosting provider (Digital Pacific) have told me to type in ‘A mail graccon.com.au’ but when I do this I get a message telling me that I need a subdomain. I contacted Digital Pacific but they have assured me that its not required. However, according to my error message I’m getting, I can’t save my changes unless I put in a subdomain. I really don’t know what to do. Can someone please help me?

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Apr 4, 2013 at 12:20 am

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  Try a CNAME record for this instead:

  CNAME mail graccon.com.au.

  Is that still isn’t working, please double check the records with your email provider.

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  graccon · Member · Apr 4, 2013 at 2:34 am

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  After a lot of messing around it seems to be working now.

  In the end this is what I ended up putting in:

  “MX 0 cp17.digitalpacific.com.au.”

  All I need to do now is recover the theme I purchased and installed yesterday morning (namely ‘Studeo’) but which disappeared from my WordPress.com account yesterday afternoon.

  Wish me luck.

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Apr 4, 2013 at 4:52 pm

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  I don’t see any premium theme purchases on your WordPress.com account.

  Where did you purchase the theme from?