CNAME and MX Records

CNAME Records

For those who don’t know, a CNAME records is basically an alias or nickname for another resource which can even be outside of your existing domain.

An example of using CNAME records would be to add records to customize your Google Apps URLs such as make mail.yourdomain.com another name for the Google Apps provided address.

Creating a CNAME

Creating a custom CNAME record is very easy and is very useful especially for integrating Google Apps or other third-party solutions into your website, however it requires the use of an add-on domain or parked domain.

Creating a CNAME record is simple, just:

1. Login to your website control panel
2. Click on CNAME Records
3. Under SOURCE type the name for the record, like if you’re using Google Apps Pages, type pages
4. In the drop-down for domain, select your domain you’re adding the record on
5. Under DESTINATION, fill in the address that the CNAME is to point to, for instance the address you have from Google Apps for the Pages service
6. Click on Add

You should now be able to type your CNAME as you would a sub-domain and be taken to the destination you provided.

To remove a CNAME record:

Removing a custom CNAME record is also quite simple, simply:

1. Login to your website control panel
2. Click on CNAME Records
3. To the far right of the record you wish to remove, click Delete

MX Records

A MX Record is a Mail eXchange record which tells servers and other clients how e-mail should be routed and to where.

You can customize these records if you have a domain and if you wish to use a third-party e-mail solution such as Google Apps for your e-mail service while using your own domain.

Adding Custom MX Records

Customizing your MX records for your domains is actually quite easy to do and allows you to find more appropriate solutions for your e-mail hosting.

To add custom MX records simply:

1. Login to your website control panel
2. Click on MX Records
3. Take note of the existing MX records for the site you wish to customize, perhaps copy the text and save it somewhere in the event you have to switch back
4. Click Delete next to all existing records for the domain you wish to change
5. In the domain drop-down, select the domain you’re customizing records on
6. In the text box to the right, paste in the full text as provided by your third-party mail provider
7. In the preference box, type in the priority number for that particular record as provided by your mail provider
8. Click on Add
9. Repeat as necessary according to your e-mail provider’s instructions

After you’ve done all of the records, all e-mail sent to that domain should now be routed to your chosen provider’s servers.

Removing Custom MX Records

If you are switching e-mail providers or you wish to revert to the default MX records for your domain, you must remove the custom records you set in place and replace them either with the default one you saved on your computer or with new ones provided by another e-mail provider.

To remove MX records:

1. Login to your website control panel
2. Click on MX Records
3. Take note of the existing MX record for the site you wish to customize, perhaps copying the text and saving it on your computer in the event you have to switch back
4. Click Delete next to all records for the domain you wish to modify

After you’ve done this, you should set in place the new records or the original MX records for your domain (provided you saved it on your computer) and now all mail will be routed either to the new provider if you switched or back to our service if you’ve gone back to the default records.

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Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, AOL and MobileMe: all this is nice, of course, and of very little use when you have a Windows Live Hotmail account and want to access it in iPhone Mail.

Fortunately, a smart service can turn any Windows Live Hotmail or MSN Hotmail account into a POP or IMAP account that looks regular and accessible to any email program — including iPhone Mail. With IzyMail, you can access Windows Live Hotmail transparently and see your custom folders, too.

If you prefer not to hand your log-in credentials over to IzyMail, you can also set up free Windows Live Hotmail as a POP account and download incoming messages as well as send. If a dedicated Windows Live Hotmail app for the iPhone or iPod touch makes you happy, take a look at mBox Mail.

Access Free Windows Live Hotmail in iPhone Mail Via IMAP (Requires IzyMail Subscription)

To add a Windows Live Hotmail account to iPhone Mail using IzyMail and IMAP access — which gives you seamless access to all folders:

• ›› Step by Step Screenshot Walkthrough

• Make sure your Windows Live Hotmail account is registered with IzyMail.
• Tap Settings on the iPhone Home screen.
• Now tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
• Choose Add Account… under Accounts.
• Tap Other.
• Now tap Add Mail Account.
• Enter your name under Name.
• Tap your full Windows Live Hotmail address under Address.
• Enter your Windows Live Hotmail password under Password.
• Tap “IzyMail Hotmail” under Description.
• Now tap Save.
• Tap OK to the error message.
• Choose IMAP.
• Under Incoming Mail Server:
  • Enter “in.izymail.com” under Host Name.
  • Verify your full Windows Live Hotmail address is entered under User Name.
• Under Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP):
  • Enter “out.izymail.com” under Host Name.
    • If you run into problems sending mail later, you can try “out.izymail.com:587″ instead.
  • Verify your complete Windows Live Hotmail email address is entered under User Name.
• Tap Save.
• (After waiting a while,) tap Yes to have iPhone Mail attempt to connect without SSL encryption.
• Back in Mail, Contacts, Calend… settings, tap IzyMail Hotmail.
• Tap Advanced.
• Select Drafts Mailbox.
• Choose _Draft under On the Server.
• Tap Advanced.
• Select Sent Mailbox.
• Choose _Sent under On the Server.
• Tap Advanced again.
• Select Deleted Mailbox.
• Choose _Trash under On the Server.
• Press the Home button.

Access Free Windows Live Hotmail in iPhone Mail Via POP (Totally Free)

To set up downloading new Windows Live Hotmail messages using POP (totally free and easier to set up, but without access to your online folders) in iPhone Mail:

• ›› Step by Step Screenshot Walkthrough

• Tap Settings on the iPhone Home screen.
• Select Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
• Now tap Add Account… under Accounts.
• Choose Other.
• Now tap Add Mail Account.
• Type your name under Name.
• Enter your full Windows Live Hotmail address under Address.
• Tap your Windows Live Hotmail password under Password.
• Now tap Save.

Note that message you send from iPhone Mail will not appear in your Windows Live Hotmail Sent folder online. They are saved only locally in iPhone Mail.

By default, iPhone Mail will not delete messages from Windows Live Hotmail. You can set it to remove messages after you have deleted them on the phone, however, or after a week.

Access Free Windows Live Hotmail in iPhone Mail 1.0

To set up a Windows Live Hotmail account via IzyMail in iPhone Mail 1.0:

• Make sure your Windows Live Hotmail or MSN Hotmail account is registered with IzyMail.
• Tap Settings on the iPhone Home screen.
• Now tap Mail.
• Choose Add Account… under Accounts.
• Tap Other.
• Choose IMAP.
• Enter your name under Name.
• Type your full Windows Live Hotmail or MSN Hotmail address under Address.
• Enter “IzyMail Hotmail” under Description.
• Under Incoming Mail Server:
  • Enter “in.izymail.com” under Host Name.
  • Now type your full Windows Live Hotmail or MSN Hotmail address under User Name.
    • Make sure you include the “@hotmail.com” part. If your Windows Live Hotmail log-in name is asdfgh, tap “asdfgh@hotmail.com”.
  • Enter your Windows Live Hotmail or MSN Hotmail password under Password.
• Under Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP):
  • Enter “out.izymail.com” under Host Name.
  • Type your full Windows Live Hotmail or MSN Hotmail email address under User Name.
    • Again, make sure you do include “@hotmail.com”.
  • Enter your Windows Live Hotmail or MSN Hotmail password under Password.
• Tap Advanced.
• Select On the Server | _Sent under Sent Mailbox.
• Select On the Server | _Trash under Deleted Mailbox.
• Make sure Incoming Uses SSL is OFF.
• Make sure Outgoing Uses SSL is OFF.
• Now check Password is selected under Authentication.
• Go back to your iPhone’s home, saving the new account.