Using an External MX E-mail Servers

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To use a message server belonging to another provider, change the MX records. These determine the server used to receive e-mail.

  1. Go to Domains > Details of [example.org] - 🔎 > DNS records ;

    Administration interface: list of DNS records
    Administration interface: list of DNS records

  2. Choose Add a DNS record,

  3. Fill-in the form.

    Administration interface: add an MX record
    Administration interface: add an MX record
    This will automatically disable our MX records.

Do not put the root into the Hostname. For example, by putting example.org in this box, you will create a record for example.org.example.org.

A record with @ as hostname for some providers is the empty subdomain. In our case, the Hostname box should be empty.

MX servers for various providers

ProviderTTLPriorityValue
Gandi1080010spool.mail.gandi.net
1080050fb.mail.gandi.net
GSuite36001aspmx.l.google.com
36005alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
36005alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
360010alt3.aspmx.l.google.com
360010alt4.aspmx.l.google.com
Microsoft Outlook36001[id_mx_microsoft].mail.protection.outlook.com
OVH36001mx0.mail.ovh.net
36005mx1.mail.ovh.net
360050mx2.mail.ovh.net
3600100mx3.mail.ovh.net

[id_mx_microsoft] is randomly generated by Microsoft based on the domain name

Bypass MX servers

It may be useful to bypass external MX to reach alwaysdata’s MX directly.

To send an e-mail to foobar@example.org through alwaysdata’s MX (while example.org uses external MX):

  • create the e-mail address in the admin,
  • send an e-mail to:
    • foobar%example.org@mx.alwaysdata.com if the account is located on the Public Cloud,
    • foobar%example.org@server.alwaysdata.com if the account is located on a Private Cloud (server to replace by the name of the server).