DNS (Domain Name System) records are used to connect the URL (web address) of a website to an IP address. The
DNS records contain various lists for specific domain name settings. There are many different types of DNS
records: A, AAAA, MX, CNAME, TXT and more.
From the Custom DNS Section you can modify all common DNS record types associated with any domain or
subdomain hosted in your account.

What are the different DNS records for?
The DNS records contain various lists for specific domain name settings. There are many different types of
DNS records:

* A Record - Address Record, assigns an IP address to a domain or subdomain name. A 32-bit IPv4 address,
most commonly used to map hostnames to an IP address of the host
* AAAA Record - IPv6 address record maps a hostname to a 128-bit IPv6 address. The AAAA record is to
help transition and coexistence between IPv4 and IPv6 networks.
* CNAME Record - A CNAME record or canonical name record makes one domain name an alias of another. The
aliased domain gets all the subdomains and DNS records of the original.
* MX Record - An MX record or mail exchange record maps a domain name to a list of mail servers for that
domain. The MX record shows that all emails for a domain should be routed to the defined mail server.
* NS Record - An NS record or name server record maps a domain name to a list of DNS servers
authoritative for that domain.
* SRV Record - Generalized service location record, used for newer protocols instead of creating
protocol-specific records such as MX.
* TXT Record - A TXT record allows an administrator to insert arbitrary text into a DNS record.

This Article was submitted by Duty Free Hosting - If you found it useful, please consider them as your host