Dynadot Help

Email Settings

• How can I disable my email settings?

  If you have set up email forwarding or MX records through the Email Setting page and would like to disable it, please follow these steps: Log in to your Dynadot account. Select "My Domains" from the left-side menu bar and click "Manage Domains" in the drop-down. Check the box next to your domain name(s) and click on the "Action" button. Choose "Email Settings" from the "Action" list. On the "Email Settings" page, select the "Not Set" setting from the top drop-down menu. Click the "Save Email Settings" button to save your changes.

• How do I set up email forwarding?

  Every domain registered at Dynadot comes with free email forwarding. Email forwarding allows you to receive email to an address on your domain name, for example, [email protected]. The email is forwarded to an existing email, such as your Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, or other email.To set up email forwarding for your domain, please follow these steps: Sign in to your Dynadot account. Select "My Domains" from the left-side menu bar and click "Manage Domains" in the drop-down. Check the box next to your domain name(s) and click on the "Action" button. Choose "Email Settings" from the "Action" list. On the "Email Settings" page, select the "Forwarding Email" setting from the top drop-down menu. Enter the email address you want for your domain email in the "Username" column (you do not need to enter the full email address such as [email protected], only the "admin" part should be entered from this example). Enter an existing email address that you want your email forwarded to in the "Existing Email Address" column. If you would like to create additional aliases, click on the "Add Email" button. Press the "Save Email Settings" button to save your changes. Your settings should look similar to what is shown below:Another way to set up email forwarding is through Dynadot DNS on the DNS Settings page. You can specify up to 10 different email addresses to have forwarded. If you want to have catch all email forwarding, enter an asterisk * as the email username. There are also some additional limits to our email forwarding. NOTE: Setting up "Forwarding Email" here will disconnect your domain with the "Dynadot Email Hosting" if you have set it up. Learn how to set up email forwarding in Dynadot Email plan. Want to get email for your domain without any limits that doesn't have to be forwarded? Check out our Email Hosting.

• How do I set up email forwarding if I’m using DNS?

  Every domain registered at Dynadot comes with free email forwarding as well as free domain parking, DNS settings, domain forwarding, ownership changes, and our free website builder! Email forwarding allows you to receive email to an address on your domain name, for example, [email protected]. The email is forwarded to an existing email, such as your Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, or other email. To set up email forwarding for your domain whilst using our DNS, please follow these steps: Log into your Dynadot account. Check the box next to your domain name(s) and click on the "Action" button. Choose "DNS Settings" from the "Action" list. On the DNS Settings page, select "Dynadot DNS" from the drop-down menu. Under the "Domain Record" section, select "Email Forward" from the "Record Type" drop-down. Enter the email address you want for your domain email in the "Alias" box (you do not need to enter the full email address such as [email protected], only the "email" part should be entered from this example). Enter an existing email address that you want your email forwarded to in the "Email" box. Press the "Save Settings" button to save your changes. NOTE: You can specify up to 50 different email addresses to have forwarded in the DNS Setting page. If you want to have catch-all email forwarding, enter a * as the alias. There are also some additional limits to our email forwarding. Want to get email for your domain without any limits that don't have to be forwarded? Check out our Email Hosting.

• Are there limits to email forwarding?

  Yes, there are a couple of different limits to our email forwarding: You can specify up to 10 domain emails to be forwarded. We will forward up to 500 emails per day for your domain name. Any emails above that limit will not be accepted by our email forwarding server. The email will either bounce or be delayed until you are under your 500 email limit again. You cannot respond using your domain email address as this is only a forwarding service, meaning you can only receive emails to your domain email address. You can only use our email forwarding if you are using our name servers. If you are using someone else's name servers, you will need to set up your email forwarding settings on those name servers. Want access to unlimited email addresses for your domain without any limits? Check out our Pro version Email Hosting.

• Does email forwarding not work with Gmail?

  Every domain registered at Dynadot comes with free email forwarding that allows you to receive email to an address on your domain name, for example, [email protected]. The email is forwarded to an existing email such as your Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, or other email.Yes, you read that correctly. Our email forwarding does work with Gmail. However, there is a catch. Sending an email from your Gmail account to your domain email, which then forwards back to the same Gmail account, will not work. Gmail will detect the forwarded email to yourself and not deliver the email. We are not sure why Gmail does this. However, all other forwarding with Gmail should work properly.

• How can I add an MX record on your "Email Settings" page?

  To add an MX record on the "Email Settings" page, please follow these steps: Sign in to your Dynadot account. Click "My Domains", and "Manage Domains" from the left-side menu bar. Check the box next to your domain name(s) and click on the "Action" button. Choose "Email Settings" from the "Action" list. On the "Email Settings" page, select the "MX records" setting from the top drop-down menu. Enter the MX value in the "Mail Host" field and the priority in the "Priority" field. Priority 0 is the highest priority. Click on the "Save Email Settings" button to save your changes.

• Can I set up email forwarding if I am using stealth forwarding?

  Yes! Stealth forwarding is completely separate from our email forwarding; the two do not have any effect on each other. For this reason, setting up your 10 free email aliases is no different whether you're using our name servers, forwarding your domain, or stealth forwarding your domain.Our email forwarding allows you to set up to 10 email addresses on your domain name, for example, [email protected]. You can then have any email sent to your domain email addresses forwarded to an existing email address such as your Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, or other email. Since the email is being forwarded, you cannot respond using your domain email. Unfortunately, it's not quite as "stealth" as your website using stealth forwarding.Learn how to set up email forwarding.Want to get email for your domain without having to forward it? Check out our Email Hosting.