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If you need to configure an external mail server to handle mail for your domain, do the following:<\/span><\/p>\n

Step 1.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Go to Mail<\/strong>, open the Mail Settings<\/strong> tab.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Step 2.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Click the checkbox next to the domain for which you need to configure external mail server, click Activate\/Deactivate Services<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Step 3.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Select Disable<\/strong> from the menu, and click OK<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Step 4.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Go to the Websites & Domains<\/strong> tab, find the domain name whose DNS settings you want to manage, and click DNS Settings<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Step 5.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Click the hyperlink in the Host<\/strong> column corresponding to the MX resource record.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Step 6.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Type the domain name of your external mail server into the Mail exchange server<\/strong> field. If you are running a remote mail server named \u2018mail.myhostname.com\u2019, type \u2018mail.myhostname.com\u2019.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Step 7.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Specify the external mail server priority, where 0 is the highest and 50 is the lowest.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Step 8.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Click OK<\/strong>, and then click Update<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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If you need to configure an external mail server to handle mail for your domain, do the following: Step 1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Go to Mail, open the Mail Settings tab. Step 2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Click the checkbox next to the domain for which you need to configure external mail server, click Activate\/Deactivate Services. 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