Site on WordPress, Email elsewhere

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  bgeuser · Member · Jun 5, 2013 at 5:09 pm

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  I have a client who is moving their website to WordPress – this is already done. Their old hosting account is about to be turned off, but we realized their email is still at the old hosting account.

  I know we can continue to pay the old hosting account to maintain the email, but what do most people use for email who have WordPress with a domain mapped to their own domain name (ie. http://www.mywebsite.com) ?

  If we change the name servers to point to the new WordPress site, their email stops working. (the domain is registered with network solutions).

  I was told I can enter MX records to point to the old hosting email – but where do the MX records get updated, at network solutions, or WordPress…?

  Any help GREATLY appreciated!

  Thanks!

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  supportbot · Member · Jun 5, 2013 at 5:09 pm

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  timethief · Member · Jun 5, 2013 at 5:19 pm

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  Hello there,
  WordPress.com does not provide an email service for domains. These are the options > http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/add-email/