Adding MX records to Enom

These instructions are for users who have bought their domain on Enom and would like to change their mail records (MX) so they can send and receive mail with Fastmail.

Changing your MX records is the best option for users who have a website on their domain hosted with another service. For users who do not have a website hosted at their domain, switching nameservers to Fastmail is usually a better option.

This guide covers three steps to setting up your domain:

1. Add your domain to Fastmail
2. Edit your MX records in Enom
3. Signing your domain

Advanced instructions for setting up MX records can be found here.

1. Add your domain to Fastmail

We have a setup guide to help you get your domain working as quickly and easily as possible.

After you have purchased your domain from Enom, log in to Fastmail and go to the Settings → Domains screen.

Add your domain(s) (e.g. mydomain.com). Using the Add Domain button brings up the new domain screen. Type your domain into the text box.

If your domain has been purchased from Enom, we will display this on the next screen. You can also choose Enom from our list of supported registrars.

Follow the wizard to add your email addresses to Fastmail. To have the wizard provide you with steps to update your MX records by default, choose Yes when you are asked if you have a website.

Please note: If you are on a legacy plan, the domain setup wizard can only set up email addresses, not users. You will need to add users manually in order to create additional user accounts at your custom domain.

2. Edit your MX records in Enom

Note: We recommend making these changes at a time that you do not expect much mail to be sent to your domain.

1. Log in to your account at Enom.

2. In the Domain List on your account, find the domain you want to use with Fastmail, and click Email Settings:

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3. In the Service Selection dropdown, select User (MX):

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4. Enter your MX records with the following details:

   • Host	Value	Priority
     @	in1-smtp.messagingengine.com	10

5. Skip the line where the Host Name is * (other), and add a second MX record on the next line with the following details:

   • Host	Value	Priority
     @	in2-smtp.messagingengine.com	20

Then click Save. When you are finished, it should look like this:

You should now have two MX records, in1-smtp.messagingengine.com and in2-smtp.messagingengine.com.

3. Signing your domain

Your domain should now be ready to receive messages. In order to make sure your sent messages reach your recipients, there are a couple more records to add in your Enom account.

1. In the "Manage Domain" dropdown, select "Host Records":
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2. Add three new records, all with the type CNAME and the following information (make sure to replace mydomain.com with your actual domain name). Click the New row button if needed to add space for the third record:

Type	Host	Value
CNAME	fm1._domainkey	fm1.{mydomain.com}.dkim.fmhosted.com
CNAME	fm2._domainkey	fm2.{mydomain.com}.dkim.fmhosted.com
CNAME	fm3._domainkey	fm3.{mydomain.com}.dkim.fmhosted.com

You can leave any other CNAME records you have for your domain where they are.

When you are finished, it should look like this:

3. Add an additional record in the same place you added your CNAME records. In the drop down for the record type, choose TXT, then enter the following information:

Type	Host Name	Value
TXT	@	v=spf1 include:spf.messagingengine.com ?all

When you are finished, it should look like this:

4. Add one more record. In the drop down for the record type, choose TXT again, then enter the following information:

Type	Host	Value
TXT	_dmarc.{mydomain.com}	v=DMARC1; p=none;

Once you have finished these steps, your domain should be ready to use with Fastmail.

To check that all your of settings are correct, log in to your Fastmail account and go to the Settings → Domains screen. Click Recheck DNS. Your domain should now say Active. MX records set.

Enom has further instructions for using their DNS control panel available here.