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celgins

11:51 pm on Jul 14, 2021 (gmt 0)

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It's been a while since I have played around with web hosting and DNS records, and I am having a serious brain cramp. Here's my situation:

1) I have a domain hosted at Domain-Provider.

2) I need to point that domain to a different Hosting-Provider, which hosts the website.

3) Emails are provided by a different Email-Provider.

I am trying to figure out how to point the domain to the Hosting-Provider, but maintain emails at the Email-Provider.

What I did: I changed the name-servers at the Domain-Provider to the Hosting-Provider's name-servers. When I make that change, does it also affect the entire DNS record (i.e., A, MX, CNAME, etc?)

Should I only change the A record at my Domain-Provider to the Hosting-Provider IP and change the MX records to my Email-Provider's settings?

engine

11:17 am on Jul 15, 2021 (gmt 0)

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This can be a bit of a nightmare when it's infrequently actioned.

A records are what you want for the web host.

MX records for the email.

Nameservers will change web and email, etc.

celgins

12:55 pm on Jul 15, 2021 (gmt 0)

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Definitely a nightmare!

I am adjusting the configurations now and the emails seem to be working again.

Thanks.

engine

1:25 pm on Jul 15, 2021 (gmt 0)

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Glad to hear the emails are working.

When I point services elsewhere I usually have the settings already in place before I change them. That way it saves me time and I can double check before committing.

I've used DNS made easy on more challenging projects and it has worked a treat.

celgins

1:35 pm on Jul 15, 2021 (gmt 0)

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That would normally be my approach. However, it was a client who decided to make a DNS change and when things went haywire, I received a call.

Like you mentioned, I rarely have to manage DNS these days, so it was a nightmare to try and remember which records needed updating.

engine

2:08 pm on Jul 15, 2021 (gmt 0)

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Aha, yes, sometimes the client fails to communicate.

Good luck sorting that.
 

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