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Creating TXT Records

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Last Updated: October 1, 2008 11:31 AM

A TXT record is an informational record you can use to provide additional information about the named service. You can use a TXT record to include notes about a host, or you can format it to provide technical information to servers. You can use the "name=value" format, where the characters preceding the first "=" sign are the name, and everything after the first "=" sign is the value. You can enter up to 255 characters.

NOTE: You can create multiple TXT records, but the cumulative length cannot exceed 512 characters.

To Create a TXT Record for Your Domain

  1. Log in to your Account Manager.
  2. In the My Products section, click Domain Manager.
  3. Click the domain name for which you want to create a TXT record.
  4. In the Total DNS Control section, click Total DNS Control and MX Records.
  5. Click Add New TXT Record.
  6. Complete the following:
    TXT Name
    The host name for the TXT record. You can enter @ to map the record directly to your domain, or enter the subdomain of your host name (for example, www, ftp, and so on).
    TXT Value
    The value you want to assign to the record.
    TTL
    The time increment for which the server should cache the information.
  7. Click OK.