HI, how do I update the DNS record for my domain email server as per below?
A record
mail.eight-tones.com.sg
103.7.8.217
MX record
mail.eight-tones.com.sg
Hi @ayxaaron,
You should do this in the DNS app in your Cloudflare dashboard.
We have tutorials on Adding DNS Records and Editing DNS Records.
Make sure that
Has a 
and NOT a 
next to it.
I get a DNS Validation Error (Code: 1004) when adding A record
As for MX record, what should I put for name?
Can you post a screenshot of the A record and the error?
The MX record name should be @ or your domain.
how about the A record error?
for mx or A record?
can you give me the exact instruction?
You probably get the error because that DNS record already seems to exist as a CNAME…
Leave the A record, you have the CNAME instead.
Go down to the MX record you already have and change the value to
mail.eight-tones.com.sg
So to confirm, I dont update the A record?
Correct. You don’t need the A record because, from your screenshot, you already have a CNAME for ‘mail’.
Which MX record do I change? there are two
Looks like you have them pointing to MX1 and MX2 at a hosting provider. Delete one of them and edit the other one as above.
Ok thank you!
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