DNS

DNS concepts for email

Record types and behaviors that matter for sending and receiving mail — linked guides as they are published.

A and AAAA records

Hostnames to IPv4 and IPv6 for mail servers.

CNAME records

Aliases, apex limitations, and takeovers.

MX records

Priority, fallback, and receiving mail.

TXT records

SPF, DKIM, DMARC, and string length limits.

NS delegation

Who answers queries for your zone.

PTR and reverse DNS

IP to hostname for outbound reputation.