MX Records
What is an MX record?
A mail exchange (MX) record tells other mail servers where to deliver email for your domain. You need it so replies to your cold emails reach your inboxes.
Add MX records
Do this for each cold email domain. In Cloudflare, select the domain and go to DNS > Records. Remove any existing MX records, then add the records for your email provider.
- Google Workspace
- Zoho Mail
| Type | Name | Mail server | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|
| MX | @ | smtp.google.com | 1 |
Google may have added this record for you during sign-up. Older Google Workspace accounts use five records (aspmx.l.google.com and others). Those still work, so there's no need to change them.
In the Zoho Mail Admin Console, go to Domains, select the domain, then Email configuration > MX. Add the records shown, for example:
| Type | Name | Mail server | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|
| MX | @ | mx.zoho.com | 10 |
| MX | @ | mx2.zoho.com | 20 |
| MX | @ | mx3.zoho.com | 50 |
Copy the exact values Zoho shows. They depend on your region (for example zoho.eu in Europe).