Use Hushmail with NameCheap

To send and receive email with your Hushmail account, you need to update your DNS records in NameCheap. 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 .

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Getting started

1. Sign in to your NameCheap account.
2. On the left panel, click on Domain List.
3. To the right of your domain name click on Manage.
4. On the next page, click on Advanced DNS.

Add 2 MX records

1. Next to Mail Settings make sure you have Custom MX selected.
2. Under Mail Settings add the following record:
   • Type: MX Record
   • Host: @
   • Value: plsmtp1.hushmail.com
   • Priority: 10
   • TTL: Automatic
3. Click Save All Changes, then click Add New Record with the following:
   • Type: MX Record
   • Host: @
   • Value: plsmtp2.hushmail.com
   • Priority: 10
   • TTL: Automatic
4. Click Save All Changes.
5. Delete any other MX records.

Add an SPF record

1. At the top of the page, under Host Records click Add New Record with:
   • Type: TXT Record
   • Host: @
   • Content: v=spf1 include:_spf.hushmail.com -all
   • TTL: Automatic
2. Click Save All Changes.

Add a DKIM record

1. At the top of the page, under Host Records click Add New Record with:
   • Type: CNAME Record
   • Host: hush._domainkey
   • Value: _dkim.hushmail.com
   • TTL: Automatic
2. Click Save All Changes.

Add a DMARC record

1. At the top of the page, under Host Records click Add New Record with:
   • Type: TXT Record
   • Host: _DMARC
   • Value: v=DMARC1; p=quarantine; pct=100
   • TTL: Automatic
2. Click Save All Changes.