Creating TXT Records
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October 1, 2008 11:31 AM
A TXT record is an informational record you can use to provide additional information about the named service. You can use a TXT record to include notes about a host, or you can format it to provide technical information to servers. You can use the "name=value" format, where the characters preceding the first "=" sign are the name, and everything after the first "=" sign is the value. You can enter up to 255 characters.
NOTE: You can create multiple TXT records, but the cumulative length cannot exceed 512 characters.
To Create a TXT Record for Your Domain
- Log in to your Account Manager.
- In the My Products section, click Domain Manager.
- Click the domain name for which you want to create a TXT record.
- In the Total DNS Control section, click Total DNS Control and MX Records.
- Click Add New TXT Record.
- Complete the following:
- TXT Name
- The host name for the TXT record. You can enter @ to map the record directly to your domain, or enter the subdomain of your host name (for example, www, ftp, and so on).
- TXT Value
- The value you want to assign to the record.
- TTL
- The time increment for which the server should cache the information.
- Click OK.
