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What are all these records types like MX, A, and CNAME anyway?

April 26, 2017cname MX records types

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What are all these records types like MX, A, and CNAME anyway?

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A – They identify different types of records in your DNS zone. For a pop-up description of the most common record types click the link – A – MX – CNAME – SOA – NS. There are lots of other less frequently used types. If you are interested in finding out more, we recommend you read RFC1035.