: Pointed my domain to new address, cannot now send or receive emails I recently updated mydomain.com A record to point to a new ip and www.mydomain.com CNAME to a new address and now I can't

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If memory serves correctly when you change the CNAME and IP pointer for a domain to a new location, then on the NEW location you need to have/add/write a MX record in the zone file that points back to the previous mail host location if your going to have the previous location continue to handle mail activities.

Remember that the A record / CNAME record is checked FIRST by visiting systems for guidance on where to look for a MX record. So even though the old system is still setup to process e-mail requests for your domain, it is up to the NEW host to provide the roadmap to get back to the old server for mail functions.

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