Email DNS records and mail client settings

You will need to connect your domain by way of two records to use our email services.
  • a Mail Exchange (MX) record
  • a Sender Policy Framework (SPF) record

We have two servers for enhanced email, cluster A and cluster B. The letter next to the product listing indicates which server your mail service is on.

Locating your enhanced email Server 

1.  Log in to your account.

2.  Click on the Services icon.
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3.  You'll see your Enhanced email server listed in parentheses. 

Note: Sometimes, you may just see enhanced email without any letter; if that's the case, it defaults to server A.

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Host record entry

After you find your server, you can connect your domain to the DNS records of your webmail service. This step may differ depending on where your domain is registered. If your domain is not registered with us, you must consult with your registrar provider. 

If your domain is registered with us you connect your domain in your DNS management portal.

Cluster A DNS records

If your email service is on cluster A, you must input host records to connect your domain to the email service.

Note: Replace example.com with your domain name.

Record type MX
Hostname @
Address/Points to mx.example.com.cust.a.hostedemail.com
Note: Replace example.com with your domain name.
Priority 10

Cluster B DNS records

If your email service is on cluster B, you must input host records to connect your domain to the email service.

Note: Replace example.com with your domain name.

Record type MX
Hostname @
Address/Points to mx.example.com.cust.b.hostedemail.com
Note: Replace example.com with your domain name.
Priority 10

SPF/TXT record

This SPF record is applicable to all email services.

Record Type SPF/TXT 
Hostname @
Address/Points to v=spf1 include:spf.exacthosting.com ~all

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Cluster A email client settings

  IMAP POP3
Username

Your full email address

ex. email@youremail.com

Your full email address

ex. email@youremail.com

Password Your email password Your email password
Inbound and Outbound mail server hostname email.exacthosting.com email.exacthosting.com
Inbound port (SSL) 993 995
Outbound port (SSL) 465  465

Cluster B email client settings

  IMAP POP3
Username

Your full email address

ex. email@youremail.com

Your full email address

ex. email@youremail.com

Password Your email password Your email password
Inbound and Outbound mail server hostname mail.exacthosting.com mail.exacthosting.com
Inbound port (SSL) 993 995
Outbound port (SSL) 465  465

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Finding your cPanel Server

cPanel email service requires your server name, but the SPF/TXT record remains the same.

1.  Log in to your account.

2. Choose the Services icon.

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3.  Click Active next to your hosting service.

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4.  Select Login to cPanel.
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5.  You will then find the server name in your browser's address bar.

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cPanel email DNS records

Record Type MX 
Hostname @
Address Server name
Priority 10

This SPF record is applicable to all email services.

Record Type SPF/TXT 
Hostname @
Address/Points to v=spf1 include:spf.exacthosting.com ~all

cPanel email client settings

The in/outbound mail server hostname will be your servername

  IMAP POP3

Username

Your email address Your email address
Password Your email password Your email password
In/outbound mail server  Server-name Server-name
Inbound port (SSL/NonSSL) 993/143 995/110
Outbound port (SSL/NonSSL) 465/587 465/587

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Instructions for popular email clients

We have provided links to certain third-party email client products as a courtesy. We do not directly support these third-party products. If the email server settings provided in this article do not work to connect your chosen email client software, then this will require reaching out to that third party’s support directly for further troubleshooting with their product.

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