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Donating MX Entries

What name servers do I use?

Author: A.Scaresbrook (5 Jan 09 9:50am)

I'm at step 2 in the instructions of donating an MX entry, and am attempting to edit my DNS settings.

Your instructions state that I need to change my name servers (2 of them in my case).

I can see on my DNS settings that there's a place to enter a primary and secondary name server. However, I don't know what to type in there! These have to be different.

Can you help please, otherwise I will not be able donate.

Cheers
Alec

Re: What name servers do I use?

Author: A.Scaresbrook (11 Jan 09 8:25am)

Hi

I cannot get this right, so will have to give up for now on the MX donation.

Will contact my host (1and1.co.uk) to see if they can help.

Anyone else use 1and1 who can tell me what info to put in the fields?

Alec

Re: What name servers do I use?

Author: A.Scaresbrook (16 Jan 09 12:51pm)

Hi all

I have solved the problem. I discovered that I didn't have to give 1and1 any details, just choose 'my name server' from a drop-down menu for the primary name server. For the secondary name server, I had to choose '1and1 name server' from the menu. As simple as that.

So I have successfully donated an MX entry now.

Alec