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This article explains which DNS records are permitted and how they are structured.

Permitted DNS Records:

Record TypDefinitionContentExample
A Defines the IP(v4) address of your web server IPv4 valid address 217.26.48.183
AAAA Defines the IP(v6) address of your web server IPv6 valid address 2a00:d70:0:a::170
CNAME Defines a host alias Host / domain, not a URL or IP Adresse pop.mail.hostpoint.ch
MX Defines the mail server for this domain Host (not an IP!) mx1.mail.hostpoint.ch
TXT Used for different records such as SPF or Google Site Verification, etc. User-defined google-site-verification=rXOxyZounn
SRV Needed for service records, e.g. Jabber, etc. Priority, port, weight and service 100 443 1 sipdir.online.lync.com

Characters permitted:

  • [a-z]
  • [A-Z]
  • [0-9]
  • [-.]

Additional characters may also be used for TXT and SRV.

  • [/~:_]
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