Use Hushmail with Squarespace

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

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Getting started

1. Sign in to your Squarespace account.
2. In the top left corner, select Domains.
3. Click on the domain you are using with Hushmail.
4. In the left hand panel, select DNS.
5. To create a new record, click Add Record (to the right of Custom records). To edit a record, hover over the record and click the pencil icon.

Add 2 MX records

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

Add an SPF record

1. Click Add Record with:
   • Host: @
   • Type: TXT
   • TTL: 1hr
   • Text: v=spf1 include:_spf.hushmail.com -all
2. Click Save.

Add a DKIM record

1. Click Add Record with:
   • Host: hush._domainkey
   • Type: CNAME
   • TTL: 1hr
   • Alias Data: _dkim.hushmail.com
2. Click Save.

Add a DMARC record

1. Click Add Record with:
   • Host: _DMARC
   • Type: TXT
   • TTL: 1hr
   • Text: v=DMARC1; p=quarantine; pct=100
2. Click Save.