I'm trying to setup a virtual server so that I can practice my php coding. My initial question deals with sending and receiving e-mail through the server. I can send e-mails, but I can't receive them.
I've pointed my domain name to the ip address I want my domain to have on my server, by changing the A file at where I have my domain registered.
I know that I have to create another file that points my mail to the A @ file, but I don't know If I change the files that were already there(like changing the cname file 'mail' to point to my ip address/A file or the smtp/mailstore1 in the MX section ) or do I add new files in addition to those already present?
Does the DNS config. on the virtual server play a role - meaning if I set-up my own DNS master/slave account for the server for my domain name to point to(which asks for a master server address, and I'm not sure if that's the virtual server section I have or the dedicated server it's located on), and then change the DNS settings for my domain to point there or if that would solve the problem I'm having?
