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So I am currently running CentOS 6 and trying to figure out how to get Google Apps (gmail) to work. I am completely new to mail server software but have a general idea of how it works. What software do you guys recommend running on the server? What would I need to configure to get it to work?

Also I am using a DNS service (Rage4) and need to setup the PTR records. I know the record value, TTL and priority. However, it is also prompting me for a "name" (xxx.domain.com). What would I have to put there? Does this even matter?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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Google Apps is a hosted service, meaning that it doesn't require you to maintain any of your own infrastructure other than a DNS domain and an MX record, which your domain registrar can likely host for you.

To clarify further, the reason one chooses GApps is so that they don't need to run their own infrastructure. If, for some crazy reason, you do want to run your own infrastructure, you won't be using Google Apps.

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  • Are you saying to get the e-mail part of Google Apps to work, I only need to setup the MX records? Jan 9, 2014 at 4:13
  • Yes, that's correct.
    – EEAA
    Jan 9, 2014 at 4:14
  • Okay its likely I am setting the records up wrong then. Because when I use their CheckMX tool I am receiving the following "Mail servers are either not specified or not reachable or refuse to accept mail for this domain.". Any idea how I can resolve this? Jan 9, 2014 at 4:26
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    Well, give us the domain name in question so we can check on things. Other than that, there's nothing we can do other than tell you to double and triple-check things and verify that the records are set up correctly.
    – EEAA
    Jan 9, 2014 at 4:27
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    As mentioned in the close reason above, you really ought to do some research into how both SMTP and DNS work.
    – EEAA
    Jan 9, 2014 at 4:36

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