Question by andrew t: Email through Godaddy, website at another host?
I have a domain purchased from Godaddy.
I host the site with a host other than Godaddy (it’s cheaper) but would like my email to still run through Godaddy.
In my Godaddy domain manager I’ve added custom nameservers to point to my other host.
The site works fine but email doesn’t.
In my hosts cPanel settings I added 2 MX entries.
priority 0 – smtp.secureserver.net
priority 10 – mailstore1.secureserver.net
It’s still not working? I was under the impression that’s all I had to do.
Do I need to add these MX entries within my Godaddy domain management? Someone told me I had to do it at my host, not the registrar.
And are those the correct Godaddy MX entries?
Best answer:
Answer by Groundskeeper Willy
DNS and BIND, your priority may be the problem ..ALSO Relaying is a problem.
Generally Relaying has gotten pretty tight, because of spammers using hosts as propagation tools.
in Godaddy you will have to explicitly allow relay from Site X.
If your mail server does not reside on the Godaddy network, secureserver.net is mis prioritized. The email HOST needs to take top billing in DNS. IF send mail is originating from a hosted site, and they have sendmail running run from that sendmail source.
This is one of the reasons i use one source for DNS and hosting, it simplifies a lot of things. if you have been screwing with it for a while, the economic implications of the hassle is apparent.
If you are attempting to send mail from non-godaddy.com hosting, your MX record needs to reflect that. If you are attempting to relay off the Go Daddy MX record, you need to make sure you have relaying enabled on your Godaddy side.
your record should look more like
priority 0 – smtp.non-godaddy.tld
priority 5 – smtp.secureserver.net
priority 10 – mailstore1.serverserver.net
Read the BIND manual on the ISC web site for setting it up and relaying.
I would touch base with Go Daddy via phone. they are really pretty conscientious about their support and will do what they can to help rectify the situation. 24/7 Sales & Support (480) 505-8877..
I’ve called then with similar things, and generally someone picks up with in a minute and the problem is fixed within a bit of time working with the tech.
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