This topic describes how to setup DNS resolution of Alibaba Cloud domain name for Alibaba mail.
If your email domain name is managed by Alibaba Cloud, you may add DNS records for domain name in the Alibaba Cloud DNS. Here we use Alibaba Cloud platform as example.
1. Log on to Alibaba Cloud Console, click Products, select Alibaba Cloud DNS and enter Manage DNS page. Then click Configure of your email domain name.
2. Click "Add Records" to manually configure resolutions and the records are as follows.
Alibaba Mail DNS Records
The MX record must be added or it will affect sending and receiving. We recommend that you add other records, especially TXT/SPF records. For more information about this record, please check What is SPF Records and How to Add.
Hostname | Record Type | Priority | Record Value |
@ | MX | 5 | mx1.sg.aliyun.com |
@ | MX | 10 | mx2.sg.aliyun.com |
imap | CNAME | imap.sg.aliyun.com | |
pop3 | CNAME | pop.sg.aliyun.com | |
smtp | CNAME | smtp.sg.aliyun.com | |
CNAME | mail.sg.aliyun.com | ||
@ | TXT | v=spf1 include:spf.sg.aliyun.com -all |
Note: The records will become valid within 10 minutes.
Tips
To check resolution status, you may go back to Basic Info page. If the status shows Resolution Invalid, you can click on Resolution Result or Refresh.
If the status shows Resolved, it means the records take effect.
