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How to setup domain name email accounts using a webhop domain?

I am trying to create new email accounts using my domain name that I have through DynDNS.com. I created a Custom Domain Name.

The thing is, the domain name I have is a webhop to the roadrunner servers.

I have no clue how to create email accounts using my domain name.

My website address is actually: home.roadrunner.com/~einsvanian Webhop domain name is: einsvanianmanufacturing.com

I would like to setup email accounts that use: (examples) "sales@einsvanian.com or sales@einsvanianmanufacturing.com" I perfer to use the short version "sales@einsvanian.com".

Since I already registered my domain and my website is up and running, what else do I need to do to get these email accounts setup or created and to start sending and recieving emails? Does DynDNS.com provide these services? I see it provides mailhop outbound, is this what I am looking for? Also, will I need to create a webmail server to be able to create email accounts? And what is MX Mail Exchangers, is this what I am looking for?

I have no clue what to do, any help will be appreciated.

Thank you. V/R Paul Eiselstein President Einsvanian Manufacturing, Inc.

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asked Jun 01 '10 at 09:55 PM in Default

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Can I suggest that, given your level of knowledge you've chosen the hardest solution for getting your email running. If you'd gone down the route of getting somebody else to run the mail service you'd be up and running by now. If you're not familiar with running a mail server you're also likely to run into problems with lost email while you get it working.

Also, have you remembered to arrange for MailHop Forward, or a similar service, so you can send email from your mail server without it being rejected?

The hostname you use will be the hostname you've configured in either Custom DNS or Dynamic DNS to be updated by your chosen update client. It will look something like myhost.example.com, if you try to use something like myhost then your mail server won't be reachable (think of it like sending a letter, if you just send it to "Bob Smith" it'll never get there, if you add the full address it will).

Do read and work through this guide for setting up port forwarding so your mail server is accessible from the Internet.

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answered Jun 23 '10 at 06:07 AM

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Use MX Toolbox to test your mail server before updating your MX records.

The MX records must contain the full hostname that points to your mail server. That certainly won't be einsvanianmanufacturing, it'll be the hostname that you're updating to point to your mailserver.

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answered Jun 22 '10 at 08:46 AM

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Since you're using Custom DNS you're pretty much there (though I note that einsvanian.com isn't registered).

You've got a number of options.

  1. Get somebody else to manage your email - DynDNS don't offer this but many others do (including the free Google Apps). Simply follow your mail host's instructions.
  2. Host it yourself - simply ensure that your MX records point to your mail servers. That can be a dynamic IP, in which case you'll need something like MailHop Outbound.
  3. Redirect your email elsewhere, using MailHop Forward, though whether you'll be able to send using your domain name will depend on where you direct the email to.

If you indicate which is you're preferred option I (or somebody else) can provide more information.

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answered Jun 01 '10 at 10:54 PM

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can you give me an example of a hostname to put into MX using Hmailserver?

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answered Jun 23 '10 at 05:44 AM

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what do you mean hostname? do you mean HMAILSERVER? what if my mailserver is behind a dynamic ip address?

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answered Jun 23 '10 at 05:42 AM

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