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  1. #1
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    Setting up Email server

    Hi, I just bought a VPS for hosting my personal email and to learn some.

    I bought a VPS and installed Postfix with Squirrelmail, I am able to send mail but not receive :/
    I have set the mail setting to be "mail.domain.com" and redirected the IP to my new IP (In cPanel), but it still keep sending it to my cPanel account and not my VPS. Why?

    DNS setting are "mail.sae****.net -> TTL: 14400 -> CLASS: IN -> TYPE: CNAME -> Record: 176.31.8*.***"

    Something I have done wrong?
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    If you're using cPanel then why there is a need to instally any third party email service?

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    Quote Originally Posted by public_html View Post
    If you're using cPanel then why there is a need to instally any third party email service?
    I want to learn how to setup and I have some problems with the email there. So I basically want to control my own email server =)
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    You could have used your own computer as your mail server ..I use mine as one!!!

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    DNS updates are not instant since its cached.

    You can try sending an email from a host which hasn't sent you an email for a while

    Also check mxtoolbox.com or intodns.com to see if your changes are applied successfully

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    Quote Originally Posted by aayush19 View Post
    You could have used your own computer as your mail server ..I use mine as one!!!
    The VPS I bought costed me 10 euro for one year so it's not much and I get much better uptime =) I have connected my email to my comp, phone and iPad so I need 99% uptime.

    Quote Originally Posted by GDX^ View Post
    DNS updates are not instant since its cached.

    You can try sending an email from a host which hasn't sent you an email for a while

    Also check mxtoolbox.com or intodns.com to see if your changes are applied successfully
    But I have done everything right?
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    look it up on youtube if you want to know how to make a email server

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    Quote Originally Posted by Settoz View Post
    The VPS I bought costed me 10 euro for one year so it's not much and I get much better uptime =) I have connected my email to my comp, phone and iPad so I need 99% uptime.



    But I have done everything right?
    when did you apply the change?

    Most likely your problem is the dns cache I guess...

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    Quote Originally Posted by GDX^ View Post
    when did you apply the change?

    Most likely your problem is the dns cache I guess...
    I did the change yesterday and I have tried to send an email to my account from Gmail and Hotmail but it keep sending the email to my old acc.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Settoz View Post
    I did the change yesterday and I have tried to send an email to my account from Gmail and Hotmail but it keep sending the email to my old acc.
    Quote Originally Posted by GDX^ View Post
    Also check mxtoolbox.com or intodns.com to see if your changes are applied successfully
    did you check it using this websites?

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