I have my DNS pointing to ns1.digitalocean, ns2.digitalocean and I have mail server set on another server, not on digitalocean droplet. How am i supposed to set dns to point on another server? I have made MX and CNAME records pointing to mail server and it works for outgoing mails but not for incoming so I am not receiving any mails.
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Hello, @redcode
You need to set the MX record to point to your mail provider. You can ask the third-party for the MX record and then simply configure the DNS from your DigitalOcean account.
You can also double-check our tutorial on how to manage DNS records:
https://www.digitalocean.com/docs/networking/dns/how-to/manage-records/
For MX records use this link:
https://www.digitalocean.com/docs/networking/dns/how-to/manage-records/#mx-records
Hope that this helps! Regards, Alex
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