Re: MX RECORD NOT WORKING

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Kevin,
It turns out that my original records were ok. The problem was my web
server had smtp running, duh.jho

On Jan 26, 6:35 pm, "Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]"
<a...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
jho wrote:
Kevin thanks for the response. I tried to deletet my mx record and
leave the hostname blank but it will not let me. Is there some kind of
variable or place holder of sorts that i could use instead? jhoTry using the "@" sign.

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