What is a RP record?

When should I use an RP record?

An RP record gives the email address of the person responsible for the domain name and points to a TXT record for further information. Currently, this type of record can only be added in “Text mode”.

Can I have an example?

If the email address of the person in charge is “admin@example.com” and “name_txt” is the name of the TXT record containing the additional information, you'll need to add the following records:

@ IN RP admin.example.com. txt-name

txt-name IN TXT “a text message with readable details”.

If you don't want to add the TXT record, you can use “.” instead, like this:

@ IN RP admin.example.com.