Hosting problems: A/MX records, nameservers, etc

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Sysman replied

16 August 2009, 19:06
Originally posted by NickFitz View Post

DNS changes propagate a lot faster than that these days - it should take less than 24 hours to spread across the world.

I usually see DNS changes at my domain host (Easily) taking effect in less than half an hour at my home connection (Virgin Media).

The last time I saw a significant delay with a new domain I discovered that the registrar I was using only updated their databases something like 4 times a day (might have been more), but they did tell me at what times.
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NickFitz replied

16 August 2009, 16:53
Originally posted by d000hg View Post

...meanwhile another 2-3 days while my site/email is down

DNS changes propagate a lot faster than that these days - it should take less than 24 hours to spread across the world.

I usually see DNS changes at my domain host (Easily) taking effect in less than half an hour at my home connection (Virgin Media).
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d000hg replied

16 August 2009, 14:27
Originally posted by VectraMan View Post

It shouldn't matter which way around you do it. But I would think as you registered the domain with X, it might be simpler to let them manage the domain and just point the A record for your web address (i.e. www.yourdomain.com) to your Y hosted server. Also means if you decide to host somewhere else it'll be simpler to move.

I tried again with their support and got a more lucid reply this time, which agrees with you. So I'll try that... meanwhile another 2-3 days while my site/email is down, just as I'm starting to promote my company and give out the email/web address

Thanks!
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VectraMan replied

16 August 2009, 13:58
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Setting your MX record to point back to X should have worked, so I would imagine you gave it the wrong host. Ask X what the incoming SMTP mail server(s) should be.

It shouldn't matter which way around you do it. But I would think as you registered the domain with X, it might be simpler to let them manage the domain and just point the A record for your web address (i.e. www.yourdomain.com) to your Y hosted server. Also means if you decide to host somewhere else it'll be simpler to move.
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d000hg started a topic Hosting problems: A/MX records, nameservers, etc

16 August 2009, 12:56
Hosting problems: A/MX records, nameservers, etc

I have my domain registered with company X. I purchased a email package with X that I wish to keep. I then purchased a hosting package with company Y.

I'm confused what I need to set this up. I initially told X to use Y's nameservers and that worked, except my email stopped working with X.
I then tried setting my MX record with company Y's control panel, to point back to X... but no luck so far.

I'm not sure who's nameservers I should use in this case? Should I use X's nameservers and default MX settings, and just specify the Y's A record?
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