DNS Records (NS, A, MX, CNAME, SPF) EXPLAINED

Your domain name is a DNS zone consisting of the following records:

• NS - specifies the DNS servers for the domain;
• A - provides IP addresses corresponding to the domain and subdomains;
• MX - specifies where the emails for the domain should be delivered;
• CNAME - defines redirects from the domain subdomains to other domains/subdomains;
• SPF - Sender Policy Framework (SPF) is an attempt to control forged email.

MijnHostingPartner.nl's servers are fully compatible with all ICANN requirements and set the DNS records accordingly.


By default the following DNS zone records are available when you order a new domain name:

• -> A records with references to mail and POP. These are A records that guide mail traffic. If you go to that IP address in the browser then you come out to the webmail.
• -> A record(s) that point to the IP address of the server that runs your website. By default this is a shared IP address so it does not come out to your specific site.
• -> TXT record containing the SPF record, this record exists for the mail control and anti-forgery protection. If you want to configure this you can do so in the following way: Setting SPF
  
• -> CNAME record in which autodiscover is set. This ensures that mail can easily be set up via local mail clients. In addition to imap.mijnhostingpartner.nl and smtp.mijnhostingpartner.nl you can also use autodiscover.mijnhostingpartner.nl
• -> FTP A record is the same IP address as the A record of your website. This is for setting up an FTP connection to the server.
• -> Stats A record is from the extended statistics website that can be created via the control panel. This runs on a different server and therefore has a different IP address than your hosting space.
• -> SRV record. This SRV record ensures that via a secure connection the configuration file is retrieved to configure the local client (outlook for example).

If you have any questions / problems when changing your DNS record, please contact us by creating a ticket via the customer panel under your account or see if someone from the online chat is available. You can always count on support from MijnHostingPartner.nl for such problems.