{"id":24830,"date":"2026-07-03T11:42:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T09:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kunskap.websupport.se\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=24830"},"modified":"2026-07-03T11:42:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T09:42:45","slug":"mx-record","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/kunskap.websupport.se\/en\/kb\/mx-record\/","title":{"rendered":"MX Record"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instructions for beginners<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>An MX record<\/strong> (<em>mail exchanger record<\/em>) specifies which server handles email for your domain. You typically set multiple MX records (though not separate email services) for a domain, and email is routed by priority. MX values are always given as a domain name (mailin1.mindoman.se).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EDIT MX RECORDS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Log in to <a href=\"https:\/\/admin.websupport.se\/\">Control Panel \u00bb<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click your domain in your services list<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the DNS menu on the left, select DNS then DNS settings and click the MX tab<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"783\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/kunskap.websupport.se\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/chrome_pp2q6Ip4Zw-783x371.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kunskap.websupport.se\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/chrome_pp2q6Ip4Zw-783x371.png 783w, https:\/\/kunskap.websupport.se\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/chrome_pp2q6Ip4Zw-50x24.png 50w, https:\/\/kunskap.websupport.se\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/chrome_pp2q6Ip4Zw-1536x729.png 1536w, https:\/\/kunskap.websupport.se\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/chrome_pp2q6Ip4Zw-60x28.png 60w, https:\/\/kunskap.websupport.se\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/chrome_pp2q6Ip4Zw-100x47.png 100w, https:\/\/kunskap.websupport.se\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/chrome_pp2q6Ip4Zw.png 1638w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you open this section, you see a table with your existing MX records. You can create a new record, edit, or delete an existing one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>        &lt;div class=\"hts-messages hts-messages--alert  hts-messages--withtitle hts-messages--withicon \"   &gt;\n            &lt;span class=\"hts-messages__title\"&gt;MX record changes can take up to 2 hours to take effect.&lt;\/span&gt;                               \n        &lt;\/div&gt;&lt;!-- \/.ht-shortcodes-messages --&gt;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MX record editing form<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"783\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/kunskap.websupport.se\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/chrome_zuEP9QgmOO-783x388.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kunskap.websupport.se\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/chrome_zuEP9QgmOO-783x388.png 783w, https:\/\/kunskap.websupport.se\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/chrome_zuEP9QgmOO-50x25.png 50w, https:\/\/kunskap.websupport.se\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/chrome_zuEP9QgmOO-60x30.png 60w, https:\/\/kunskap.websupport.se\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/chrome_zuEP9QgmOO-100x50.png 100w, https:\/\/kunskap.websupport.se\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/chrome_zuEP9QgmOO.png 1099w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Leave the first field empty for it to apply to @<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mail server<\/strong> \u2013 The server address that handles email for your domain. Enter it as a domain name, not an IP address<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Priority<\/strong> \u2013 When multiple MX records are listed for a domain, the one with the lower priority number is used first. If it doesn&#8217;t respond, the next server is tried<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>TTL value<\/strong> \u2013 Determines how long ISP servers remember the DNS settings. Time is specified in seconds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Comment<\/strong> \u2013 You can enter anything or leave it blank. Only you see this in your control panel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After you&#8217;ve filled in the form, click Save changes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Delete an MX record<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click the checkbox in the table on the left to select one or more MX records, then click Delete. If you accidentally delete a record, you can restore it in the Change history section. Find the change in the list and click Restore. All your DNS settings return to their previous state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"783\" height=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/kunskap.websupport.se\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/chrome_JtF6mS4shN-783x177.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kunskap.websupport.se\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/chrome_JtF6mS4shN-783x177.png 783w, https:\/\/kunskap.websupport.se\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/chrome_JtF6mS4shN-50x11.png 50w, https:\/\/kunskap.websupport.se\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/chrome_JtF6mS4shN-60x14.png 60w, https:\/\/kunskap.websupport.se\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/chrome_JtF6mS4shN-100x23.png 100w, https:\/\/kunskap.websupport.se\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/chrome_JtF6mS4shN.png 1097w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Examples<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MX routing to Google<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You&#8217;ve set up MX records for the domain example.se pointing to Google Mail. This means all email sent to name@example.se goes to Google&#8217;s email server, which processes it further. The record looks like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">@  600  IN  MX   1    ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM. <br>@  600  IN  MX   5    ALT1.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM. <br>@  600  IN  MX   5    ALT2.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM. <br>@  600  IN  MX   10    ALT3.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM. <br>@  600  IN  MX   10    ALT4.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM.<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Instructions for beginners An MX record (mail exchanger record) specifies which server handles email for your domain. You typically set multiple MX records (though not separate email services) for a domain, and email is routed by priority. MX values are always given as a domain name (mailin1.mindoman.se). 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