Transfer Email from my main domain to WordPress

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  businesscopilot2011 · Member · Jul 7, 2011 at 6:49 pm

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  I have looked at the advice pages and it doesnt make sense. How can I upgrade my wordpress DNS so that my email works

  Here is the detail from Network Solutions. The domain name is http://www.businesscopilot.co.uk

  MX Record BUSINESSCOPILOT.CO.UK. 10 INBOUND.BUSINESSCOPILOT.CO.UK.NETSOLMAIL.NET.
  CNAME Record MAIL.BUSINESSCOPILOT.CO.UK. MAIL.BUSINESSCOPILOT.CO.UK.NETSOLMAIL.NET.
  CNAME Record SMTP.BUSINESSCOPILOT.CO.UK. SMTP.BUSINESSCOPILOT.CO.UK.NETSOLMAIL.NET.

  How on earth do I configure this to set the MX and CNAME text on WP? The instructions on the help page are woeful.

  Thanks

  Rob Hook
  Blog url: http://businesscopilot2011.wordpress.com/

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Jul 7, 2011 at 6:51 pm

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  Basically, you need to add exactly what you have there to your Custom DNS panel: http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/custom-dns/

  Unfortunately, we can’t provide support for all email providers, so you may find it easier to go with Google Apps for Domains instead: http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/google-apps-email/

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  businesscopilot2011 · Member · Jul 7, 2011 at 7:45 pm

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  Hi,

  Sorry but pointing me back to the page which I have already said does not work is really not very helpful.

  If I paste it in as you have said the on the valudate without saving panel it rejects it but gives no idea as to what is acceptable. So I have to wait maybe 24 hrs to find out that I have it wrong.

  What does this mean??

  MX <pref> <host>
  TXT <text>
  CNAME <subdomain> <host>
  A <subdomain> <IP>

  is the <pref> = to 10
  What is the subdomain in CNAME?

  Please help as this is my business

  Kindest
  Rob

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Jul 7, 2011 at 8:40 pm

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  Yeah, that’s where it comes down to not being able to support all email providers.

  Try the following:

  MX 10 BUSINESSCOPILOT.CO.UK.
  CNAME MAIL MAIL.BUSINESSCOPILOT.CO.UK.NETSOLMAIL.NET.
  CNAME SMTP SMTP.BUSINESSCOPILOT.CO.UK.NETSOLMAIL.NET.

  If that doesn’t work, you may need to give Google Apps for Domains a shot: http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/google-apps-email/