What should I put in the DNS (A record, MX) to be able to receive email from my provider Godaddy and send emails directly from my server without passing through Godaddy. The server is "home server" and it is not always access (open). Incoming Mail: from Godaddy Outgoing Mail: form my server
Outgoing mail requires nothing (apart from SMTP server) Incoming requires MX record for your domain ( wherever you hold your domain, GoDaddy?) But if yoyr server is NOT always on, then it is pointless exercise (and one that does not give you any advantages) sebus
Sebus thanks for the reply. As I said it is only the home server. The domain is hold in Godaddy. Please can you tell me if in the hours that the server will be closed I lose the email?
Yes. If your domain's MX record points to your home server, and the server is not available when someone tries to send email to it, then emails will bounce back to the senders.