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Re: [cobalt-users] How to set up mailbox? View from outlook? Raq 3



Dave Thomas wrote:

> Thanks again guys for the replies. I want to confirm, the IP address I enter
> in the "MX RECORD" option can be the ip of the server? Or must be of the
> domain?

Did you ever get this right, Dave?  You need a hostname.domainname.com
combination for your MX record; not an IP#.  And yes, it can be any
hostname.domainname.com that exists on the machine.

> And that most likely, the reason my password is never ever accepted is me
> being on aol? (Trying to use outlook, but on aol)

As far as I know, you CAN use outlook with aol.  There are lots of
reasons to leave aol that I know of, but this isn't one of them <wry
grin>.

Jeff
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