> MX record: A DNS record that says which server receives email for a domain or subdomain.

Source: https://vaartix.com/glossary/mx-record

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# MX record

Also called: Mail exchanger record

A DNS record that says which server receives email for a domain or subdomain.

## How this affects you

Your main domain's MX records point at your inbox provider, and Vaartix never touches them. Vaartix adds one MX record on your return-path subdomain (`vxmail.yourdomain`) that points at Amazon SES (`feedback-smtp.ap-south-1.amazonses.com`), so bounces have somewhere to go. That's why the return path has to be a subdomain that doesn't already receive email.

## Learn more

-   [Verify your domain](https://vaartix.com/docs/domains/verify/#the-return-path)
-   [Add DNS records at your provider](https://vaartix.com/docs/guides/dns-providers/)

Related: [Return path](https://vaartix.com/glossary/return-path) · [Bounce (hard and soft)](https://vaartix.com/glossary/bounce)

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