How to register an Internet domain to use with AXIGEN Mail Server
Solution
Whether you are setting up a home mail server using a single domain or administering several domains, you need to register each domain name, that is make it valid for use on the Internet. Let's say you are setting up a home mail server and need to send and receive email from your own domain. The steps for registering the domain are as follows:
1. Choose your domain name (i.e your-lastname.us)
2. Register your domain name with a Domain Registrar of your choice (you can search the internet for a Domain Registrar for your country)
3. Now you have two alternatives:
* Host your own domain server on a local machine
* Use the DNS hosting service provided by your Domain Registrar (that is, have the Domain Registrar host the domain servers for your new internet zone). This is the recommended option, since you won't need to configure the DNS server yourself, which can be quite a complicated task.
When registering your domain with the Domain Registrar, it is very important to define the MX (mail exchange) server. This actually consists in defining the actual IPs which will receive e-mails for your newly defined domain). An usual practice is to set up a primary MX server and a secondary MX server for backup in case of failure (this requires two different machines). If you only have one machine available, just set a primary MX server -this will need to be the IP of the machine where AXIGEN is installed.
1. Choose your domain name (i.e your-lastname.us)
2. Register your domain name with a Domain Registrar of your choice (you can search the internet for a Domain Registrar for your country)
3. Now you have two alternatives:
* Host your own domain server on a local machine
* Use the DNS hosting service provided by your Domain Registrar (that is, have the Domain Registrar host the domain servers for your new internet zone). This is the recommended option, since you won't need to configure the DNS server yourself, which can be quite a complicated task.
When registering your domain with the Domain Registrar, it is very important to define the MX (mail exchange) server. This actually consists in defining the actual IPs which will receive e-mails for your newly defined domain). An usual practice is to set up a primary MX server and a secondary MX server for backup in case of failure (this requires two different machines). If you only have one machine available, just set a primary MX server -this will need to be the IP of the machine where AXIGEN is installed.