Domains and DNS
Guides for domain registration, DNS records, nameservers, propagation, transfers, renewals, and email-safe DNS changes.
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How to Check if a Contact Form Is Sending Email
How to test website contact forms, check recipient addresses, SMTP settings, spam filtering, and domain email authentication.
How to Check Mailbox Storage in Enhance
How to check mailbox usage in Enhance, find full mailboxes, reduce stored mail, and avoid email delivery problems.
How to Check Email DNS Records
How to check MX, SPF, DKIM, and DMARC records when email is not sending, receiving, or passing authentication.
How to Check if Your Domain Points to TekLan Hosting
How to check nameservers, A records, www records, IPv6 records, and the live website response before and after a DNS change.
How to Point a Domain to Your Hosting Without Breaking Email
A careful DNS change plan for moving your website while keeping existing email, MX records, and verification records intact.
What DNS Propagation Actually Means
DNS propagation is mostly caching. Here is what changes, why different people see different answers, and how to avoid confusion during a move.
How to Set Up Professional Email for Your Domain
What to configure before using domain email: mailboxes, MX records, SPF, DKIM, DMARC, aliases, and client settings.
When to Use Cloudflare With Shared Hosting
Cloudflare can help with DNS, caching, and basic edge protection, but it is not magic. Here is when it helps and when it does not.
Step-by-step Guides
Registering a New Domain
How to search for and register a domain name through TekLan, including choosing the right TLD for your needs.
Setting Up DNS Records
A plain-English guide to A, CNAME, MX, and TXT records - when to use each and how to add them.
Pointing Your Domain to Your Hosting
How to update nameservers or add an A record so your domain resolves to your TekLan hosting account.
Transferring a Domain to TekLan
How to transfer an existing domain from another registrar to TekLan, including unlocking the domain and getting your auth code.