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Not related to Cox but thought I would pick the brains of some the people here. Bought a domain with Namecheap, and trying to set a custom MX record. Anyone have any experience with them? Suggestions for hosting?
More on topic, is it against Cox ToS to forward domain email to a cox.net address? I probably won't anyway, since the domain will be set to Gmail Business but wondering if maybe I can use a personal cox.net email in say a WHOIS posting?
Anyone have DNS experience in general? My memory is fading.
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Tecknowhelp
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I did, and it feels like I am in the clear. I wouldn't be sending any email out from it, and it would get very few emails, maybe a couple a year. Would just be a backup for contact that the website is down incase of a gmail outage, which is highly unlikely. It would only be technical information emailed too, so it's not a "using service for business" think either.
11. Email. You may not use the Service to send bulk, commercial or unsolicited ("spam") email messages. Any unsolicited email, originating from any source, must not direct recipients to any website that is part of our Service, such as personal web pages, or other resources that are part of the Service. The Service may not be used to collect responses from unsolicited email sent from accounts on other Internet hosts or email services that violate this Policy or the acceptable use policy of any other Internet service provider. In addition, "mail bombing," the sending of numerous copies of the same or substantially similar messages or very large messages or files with the intent to disrupt a server or account, is prohibited.
You may not reference Cox in the header or body of an unsolicited email, or list an IP address that belongs to the Cox network in any unsolicited email. Further, you may not take any action which implies that Cox is the sponsor of any unsolicited email even if that email is not sent through the Cox network. Further, forging, altering or removing electronic mail headers is prohibited.
If the Service is disconnected, whether voluntarily or by termination, all user names and associated electronic email addresses may be immediately released for reuse. Upon disconnection, any mailbox contents may be immediately deleted or held in a locked state. Addresses and email may be held until Cox deletes them as part of its normal policies and procedures. There is no obligation for Cox to retain or make any user name, email address or stored email retrievable once the Service is disconnected.
But more on topic. Anyone have DNS experience?
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ChrisL
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I've seen customers before have a vanity domain of sorts for email that simply routes to an existing email destination of their own choosing. To my knowledge there is nothing explicitly in the terms of service stipulating that such an arrangement is prohibited.
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Tecknowhelp
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Thanks for the info. I didn't think it would.
Anyone have any experience with Namecheap or DNS in general? Trying to figure if creating the Mx is all I have to do or if something else is needed for wildcards. IE if someone sends to a invalid user at the domain, I want it to go to set user account. A lost and found, as it were.
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ChrisL
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The MX is simply a mail exchange resource locator. Typically there will be two or more of these associated with a given domain with a prior level assigned to each for backup purposes although that is not entirely necessary. These resource records simply point to a given host that will accept all email for the specified domain. The particulars as to what happens to your email when it reaches the designated host is entirely up to that host's setup.
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Tecknowhelp
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Yup, I get what a MX record is. I was asking how to set one up with Namecheap. Their DNS configuration is confusing. Guess no one around here has experience with them though. I will try some of the other forums. TY.
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ChrisL
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I think the answer to that question depends on what you mean by "setup". Setting up an MX record is as simple as adding it to a domain account and designating what server it should point to. From there you would have to arrange hosting with whatever provider you point the record to.
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