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A DNS name server (from a registrar, a free service, VPS host, or self-hosted) is required, which allows editing the following record types: [A](#forward-confirmed-reverse-dns-fcrdns), [AAAA](#forward-confirmed-reverse-dns-fcrdns), [SRV](#srv-records-for-locating-email-services), [MX](#mail-exchanger-mx), [CAA](#certification-authority-authorization-caa), [SSHFP](#secure-shell-fingerprint-sshfp), [TXT](#sender-policy-framework-spf)
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A DNS name server (from a registrar, a free service, VPS host, or self-hosted) is required, which allows editing the following record types: [A](#forward-confirmed-reverse-dns-fcrdns), [AAAA](#forward-confirmed-reverse-dns-fcrdns), [CNAME](#mozilla-autoconfiguration), [SRV](#srv-records-for-locating-email-services), [MX](#mail-exchanger-mx), [CAA](#certification-authority-authorization-caa), [SSHFP](#secure-shell-fingerprint-sshfp), [TXT](#sender-policy-framework-spf)
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#### Forward-confirmed reverse DNS ([FCrDNS](https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-dnsop-reverse-mapping-considerations-06))
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Each MX subdomain has record types A, and AAAA with the VPS' IPv4, and IPv6:
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#### Mozilla [Autoconfiguration](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Thunderbird/Autoconfiguration)
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Each autoconfig subdomain has record types A, and AAAA with the VPS' IPv4, and IPv6:
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Each autoconfig subdomain has record type CNAME pointing to Autoconfiguration server:
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```console
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autoconfig.example.com. 86400 IN A 203.0.113.1
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autoconfig.example.com. 86400 IN AAAA 2001:0db8::1
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autoconfig.example.com. 86400 IN CNAME mercury.example.com.
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```
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Each *virtual* autoconfig subdomain has record type CNAME pointing to *autoconfig.example.com*:
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Each *virtual* autoconfig subdomain has record type CNAME pointing to Autoconfiguration server:
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```console
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autoconfig.example.net. 86400 IN CNAME autoconfig.example.com.
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