What is an SRV registration?

Gandi's interface allows you to add and manage SRV records on Gandi's LiveDNS. An SRV record allows you to link a service to a hostname.

Recommended SRV records for Gandi Mail

We recommend that you add the following DNS records to those of your domain name, if they are not added automatically. These records make it easier for customers and email servers to find Gandi's IMAP/POP and SMTP servers:

_imap._tcp 10800 IN SRV 0 0 0 .

_imaps._tcp 10800 IN SRV 0 1 993 mail.gandi.net.

_pop3._tcp 10800 IN SRV 0 0 0 .

_pop3s._tcp 10800 IN SRV 10 1 995 mail.gandi.net.

_submission._tcp 10800 IN SRV 0 1 465 mail.gandi.net.

Adding, changing, and deleting SRV records

Using the "Advanced" view

For simplicity's sake, it's best to manage SRV records in this text view. It is very important that the record format is accurate:

Protocol (dns srv protocol): the protocol of the service used, generally _tcp for TCP or _udp for UDP.

Important: Do not add the domain after the protocol, as our DNS add it automatically.

 Example:  

_sip._tcp 86400 IN SRV 0 5 5060 sipserver.example.com.

Using the "Simple" view

If you decide to use the "Simple" view (table) to create, edit or delete an SRV record, you'll find the corresponding values in the form fields below:

• Type: SRV
• TTL: The desired TTL
• Unit: The unit of the ttl (seconds, minutes, etc.)
• Name: The service then the protocol separated by a dot (example: _sip._tcp).
• Priority: The priority
• Weight: The weight
• Port: The port
• Target: The target, not forgetting a "." at the end.