Adding SRV smtp entry does not work

Website, Application, Performance DNS & Network
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hi
I want to use cloudflare and I am “migrating” the DNS entries.
One entry at my existing hoster is this:
RecordType= SRV
Servicename=smtp
Protocol:tcp
targethost: webhoster DOT Com

When I try to enter the same ad cloudflare, I get the error “Invalid value” for Service
I entered
type=SRV
Name: mydomain DOT com
Service=smtp → ERROR
Protocol = TCP
TTO = Auto
Priority = 0
Weight=0
Target: webhoster DOT Com

Why do I get this error?
thanks for any help!

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Try prefixing smtp with and underscore _smtp as is shown in the example below the form input.

As stated in RFC 2782 - A DNS RR for specifying the location of services (DNS SRV)

An underscore (_) is prepended to the service identifier to avoid collisions with DNS labels that occur in nature.

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5

great, thanks a lot, I overlooked the _ and it worked now :slight_smile:

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