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Cloudflare DNS for Business Email: Proxy Off, Mail Records On

Cloudflare-specific rules for MX and TXT — why orange-cloud breaks email and how to publish OquMail records correctly.

Cloudflare accelerates websites but must not proxy mail records. MX and mail-related TXT records need DNS-only (grey cloud) status.

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DNS → Records → Add MX (DNS only)
SPF TXT at root — single merged record if one existed before
DKIM TXT — often longest record; paste without line breaks
DMARC at _dmarc — start with p=none for monitoring
Disable Email Routing if it conflicts with external MX

Want to see how your own domain is set up? Use the free SPF checker, DMARC checker and MX lookup: they run in your browser and store nothing.

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Gandi DNS for Business Email: Replace the Pre-set Mail Records

Add the four email DNS records on a Gandi domain: the LiveDNS page, deleting the default spool and fb MX records, editing the pre-set SPF, and verification.

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Hetzner DNS for Business Email: Zone, Nameservers and the Four Records

Add the four email DNS records in the Hetzner DNS Console: creating the zone, pointing the registrar at Hetzner nameservers, the record form, and verification.

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Multiple MX Records Explained (And Why You Should Not Mix Providers)

Priority values, backup MX, and the danger of leaving old MX rows during migration.

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MX Records Explained: How Incoming Business Email Finds Your Inbox

What MX records do, what priority means, common mistakes, and exactly what to publish when connecting your domain to OquMail.

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AWS Route 53 Email DNS: MX, SPF, DKIM for OquMail

Publish mail authentication records in Route 53 hosted zones — TTL tips, TXT record splitting, and verification workflow.

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SPF Records for Business Email: Setup, Syntax, and Common Errors

Stop spoofing and improve inbox placement — how SPF works, what include: means, and how OquMail publishes SPF for verified domains.

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