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Email forwarding?
I have a couple domains with DynaDot. Most of them I have hosted on one virtual private server. Currently, I have email forwarding set up on my host. For each of my domains, I have a catch-all that forwards all email to my gmail account. But the other day, my host was offline for 15 hours, and any email going through the host didn't arrive. I don't want this to happen again. Is there a way I can set up the email forwarding directly in my DynaDot control panel? I want DynaDot to forward my email, but I want visitors to my website to still see my host.
teamdynadot replied forum-user-001
Yes, you can do that, but it may not be an optimal solution. Set your site to use Dynadot DNS, and set the IP address to your webhosts ip address. Then add Dynadot email forwarding to your domain. This will work as long as your host does not move your domain to a new ip address. Dynadot Staff
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forum-user-001 replied forum-user-001
Can you explain how to do this? I don't understand what you mean - "Set your site to use Dynadot DNS, and set the IP address to your webhosts ip address".
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teamdynadot replied forum-user-001
Your host should give you an IP address that you can use to connect to their server. Once you have that, you can follow the steps shown here to set up your Advanced DNS settings: [help=4] You can skip step 6. Once you do that, you can add your email aliases by following these steps: [help=76]
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m_k_taby_se replied forum-user-001
Since you apparently want all your mail at gmail you don't need any forwarding. Instead you can point your MX records directly to gmail. That way your mail will never hit any other servers than google's. You might have to convert your gmail account to a google apps account, but those are free too. I am doing it on google apps. See http://google.com/a. [This post has been edited by m_k_taby_se on Oct 10, 2009 2:54am.]
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forum-user-001 replied forum-user-001
Nevermind. Figured it out. Thanks :D [This post has been edited by m_p_ottawa_ca on Oct 23, 2009 10:45am.]
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ashrhyl replied forum-user-001
how can you get more than ten email aliases? i need more than ten
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teamdynadot replied forum-user-001
Hello, If you have basic hosting on the domain you get unlimited email addresses. Best Regards, Dynadot Staff
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r_n_bavaro_do replied forum-user-001
I tried following the steps, but this error appeared. Is there any way I could fix It?. Cannot set email forwarding settings. Email Settings cannot be used with Custom DNS.
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teamdynadot replied r_n_bavaro_do
Hi, you can set up the email forwarding under Dynadot DNS: https://www.dynadot.com/community/help/question.html?aid=914
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