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title: What are MX records?
description: "MX stands for 'mail exchanger'. It tells a 'sending' mail server how to find the 'receiving' mail server, given in order of priority, where the lower numbers are given higher priority. The MX records for computancy are 'mx.stackmail.com'."
url: "https://computancy.co.uk/kb/what-are-mx-records/"
updated: "2024-01-31"
category: Email / Email accounts
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# What are MX records?

MX stands for 'mail exchanger'.

It tells a 'sending' mail server how to find the 'receiving' mail server, given in order of priority, where the lower numbers are given higher priority. The MX records for computancy are 'mx.stackmail.com'.