[thelist] Web and Email through different providors sharing a single domain

Boris Mann boris at bmannconsulting.com
Thu Aug 7 15:53:42 CDT 2003


On Thursday, August 7, 2003, at 03:22 PM, hpinson at indepthl.com wrote:

> Hi.  I'm wondering if it is possible to host a domain with one ISP
> and get email on the same domain through another ISP. ie.:
>
> ISP 1:  Website  - mysite.com
> ISP 2: Email - joe at mysite,com

<snip>

> Tech support at my ISP is telling me it is not possible because the
> dns mx records points only to the web server.

Change the MX record in the domain file to point to a different server. 
Whether or not you have access to your domain file depends on where the 
domain is registered/what tools are available.

HTH,

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Boris Mann
http://www.bmannconsulting.com



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