Setting up O365 Email Support from GoDaddy to WordPress

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    theworldsoldesthipster · Member ·

    I am very confused on how to go about setting up my custom email using GoDaddy support to set up email settings on WP via GoDaddy, my domain host. Here is what I have and have been struggling with:

    Login Information — In order to update your domain’s TXT, CNAME, MX and SRV records, you’ll need to log in to the company that has your domain and any pertinent information on how to access your domain’s DNS records.

    TXT Record —

    Name TXT Value
    @ v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com -all* (conflicts with another TXT Value)

    CNAME Records —
    Name Target
    autodiscover autodiscover.outlook.com
    sip sipdir.online.lync.com
    lyncdiscover webdir.online.lync.com
    email email.secureserver.net
    msoid clientconfig.microsoftonline-p.net

    MX Records —
    Host Priority Target
    @ 0 christreviews-com.mail.protection.outlook.com

    SRV Records —
    Port Protocol Name Service Priority Weight Target
    443 _tls @ _sip 100 1 sipdir.online.lync.com
    5061 _tcp @ _sipfederationtls 100 1 sipfed.online.lync.com

    HERE ARE MY SETTINGS:

    DNS

    Existing DNS Records
    A christreviews.com handled by WordPress.com

    NS christreviews.com handled by WordPress.com

    CNAME *.christreviews.com handled by WordPress.com

    TXT christreviews.com MS=ms90269369

    MX christreviews-com.mail.protection.outlook.com.christreviews.com mail handled by outlook.com. with priority 0

    Add New DNS Record

    points to

    I am trying to get this set up so that I can set up the custom email account on my Apple Mail, iphone and ipad…

    Any help would be greatly appreciated!

    TYVMIA, k.

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    rachelmcr · Member ·

    Hi there,

    Right now there are two email forwards set up on the domain christreviews.com, to use the WordPress.com Email Forwarding service. If you set up this other email service, those email forwards will stop working. Is that ok?

    I can help you enter those DNS records on this domain, but I want to confirm first that it’s ok if those active email forwards stop working. (You can also review those email forwards in the domain manager on the My Domains page.)

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    theworldsoldesthipster · Member ·

    Thank sounds great. Can I set up the forwarding again afterwards however?

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    rachelmcr · Member ·

    No, the Email Forwarding service only works when you don’t add email service from another email provider. If you are using GoDaddy email service, all of your emails have to go through their service (not the WordPress.com email forwarding service). You can talk to GoDaddy about adding those email addresses through their email service, though — they can help you set that up.

    I went ahead and set up the records you mentioned for your domain, so you can use that GoDaddy email service. If you change your mind and want to switch back to the WordPress.com email forwarding service, I’d be happy to help you do that.

    Please let me know if you have any other questions about that. :)

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    theworldsoldesthipster · Member ·

    The problem is resolved, thanks. I just needed to wait up to 72 hours for the settings to propagate.

    Thanks for the assistance!

    This case is resolved.

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