3.6.17. Setting up a domain for Mail.Ru mail

To set up and verify a domain in Mail.Ru for Business, do the following:

1. Login or register in service Mail.Ru for business.
2. On the page "Domain mail"Enter your domain name and click"Toplug»:
3. Verify domain rights in any of three ways:
   • By adding a meta tag to the home page of the site.
   • Using an HTML file.
   • Using a DNS record.
4. In domain settings install MX record provided by Mail.Ru after domain confirmation:Important: after changing MX records, mail will stop arriving at mailboxeshosted on our hosting.
5. Wait for the update DNS cache... This usually takes several hours (maximum 24).

To verify a domain using this method, you must have access to the files on the server where the domain is directed.

If the domain is directed to our hosting, then to confirm it, do the following:

1. Select confirmation type "HTML-file»:In the screenshot:
   • 1 - link to download the file.
   • 2 - the address at which the file should be available.
   • 3 - confirmation button.
2. Upload the file to root directory your site. This can be done with filemanager or any FTPclient.
3. Check the availability of the file at the address marked in the screenshot with the number 2.
4. If the file is available, clickVerify».

To verify domain ownership in Mail.Ru for Business using DNS-record, do the following:

1. Choose a confirmation method "DNS-checking"And copy the data provided for confirmation (they look like mailru-domain: xXXxXXxxXXxXXXxX):
2. Add a new record with the following data:
   • «Subdomain"- if a subdomain was added, then indicate its name in this field, if the service is planned to be used for the main domain - indicate the symbol @.
   • «A type"- select"TXT».
   • «Data"- paste the copied entry.
3. Wait for the update DNS cache... This usually takes several hours (maximum 24), and then confirm the domain in Mail.Ru for Business.