Note: Only use the TXT records listed above if your domain is using cPanel email. V=spf1 a mx ptr include: -all NOTE: This record applies only to cPanel shared hosting accounts. Your account's IP address ( Shared Hosting/ a mx ptr include: -all NOTE: This record applies only to cPanel shared hosting accounts. You do not need to add all of these records to your zone file, but doing so will make certain functions work, such as Autodiscovery through Outlook. ), replace each instance of with your subdomain and use the domain name including the subdomain in the MX record.
If you have your cPanel site set up on a subdomain (e.g. The MX entry listed above should be the only MX entry. Warning: You must delete any other MX (Mail Exchanger) entries in the DNS zone file for your email to work. Your account's IP address ( Shared Hosting/ (Mail, for example mail. Mandatory Records Record TypeĪ account's IP address ( Shared Hosting/ Server) Note: Need DNS help from a GoDaddy Guide? On our Contact Us page, click Chat Now for guidance 24/7. If your domain isnt registered in the same account as your hosting or its registered elsewhere, use the following DNS records for your cPanel shared hosting. DNS changes can take up to 48 hours to take effect across the Internet. I think that the information in this post will help you to minimize the down time when migrating your GoDaddy Workspace email to GoDaddy cPanel email. Anyways, I will still call in when doing my next email migration. If it's through us, you can use our DNS manager ( more info). Then, I looked at the M records in the cPanel hosting and there appear to be only 1 record, e.g.
Once the DNS & Nameservers update (may take up to 24 hours), setup Outlook or Thunderbird to add the new recently created accounts using IMAP ( What is POP or IMAP?).Changing the DNS or nameservers can break your website, emails and a slew of other things if you are not careful. It’s important to make everything is switched over. Change the domain DNS records (nameserver or MX records) to point away from Godaddy and to your new hosting.
You can use the same password or a new password.