What is an MX Record?
• MX Records specify what servers on the Internet are responsible for handling e-mail sent to your domain. You can assign more than one server with priority rankings, so that you can still get mail if the primary server fails. Successful use of an MX Record requires cooperation with your ISP. They must properly configure the mail server to receive e-mail from your domain. If you do not have an ISP who can do this, try our e-mail forwarding service instead.
MX Record stands for ‘Mail Exchange’ Record. An MX Record creates an email route for a domain name. The MX Record is what directs email addressed to your domain to a specific mail server on the Internet. Customers that already have an existing website can use the 123mail services simply by pointing their MX Records to our mail servers.
