Use Hushmail with Cloudflare

To send and receive email with your Hushmail account, you need to update your DNS records in Cloudflare. DNS records help direct your email correctly and reduce the chances your messages will end up in spam. Follow these steps to update your MX, SPF, DKIM, and DMARC records in Cloudflare.

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Getting started

1. Sign in to your Cloudflare account.
2. On the left panel, make sure you are on Account Home.
3. On the main page, click on the three dots (⋮) to the right of your domain name and select Configure DNS.
4. To create a new record, click the Add Record button.

Add 2 MX records

1. Click Add Record with:
   • Type: MX
   • Name: @
   • Mail server: plsmtp1.hushmail.com
   • TTL: Auto
   • Priority: 10
2. Click Save, then repeat with:
   • Type: MX
   • Name: @
   • Mail server: plsmtp2.hushmail.com
   • TTL: Auto
   • Priority: 10
3. Delete any other MX records.

Add an SPF record

1. Click Add Record with:
   • Type: TXT
   • Name: @
   • TTL: Auto
   • Content: v=spf1 include:_spf.hushmail.com -all

Add a DKIM record

1. Click Add Record with:
   • Type: CNAME
   • Name: hush._domainkey
   • Target: _dkim.hushmail.com

Add a DMARC record

1. Click Add Record with:
   • Type: TXT
   • Name: _DMARC
   • TTL: Auto
   • Content: v=DMARC1; p=quarantine; pct=100