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We are all forwarding emails at the office. For example, you need to pass some documents to the accounting departments or share information from a client with your colleagues. But in some cases, you want to forward all the emails that go to a particular email inbox automatically without moving a finger. So then you need to use email forwarding. 

What is email forwarding? 

Email forwarding is a process of automatic email redirecting (forwarding) from one email address to another that is made on a domain level. 

To start using email forwards, you need to have an MX record. The MX record will indicate which email server should receive emails for the specified domain. Without it, you can’t receive emails. 

After the creation of that DNS record, you need to open the MX record and add a forward. After that, you only need to specify from which email to which email the incoming emails must be redirected. 

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The topic of our article today is precisely the importance of a Recursive DNS server. So, if you want to learn its primary purpose and its benefits, you are in the right place. But first, let’s explain exactly is the meaning behind the Domain Name System, or DNS.

Domain Name System (DNS) – meaning

The process of converting domain names into IP addresses is known as the Domain Name System (DNS). Domains can be referred to in two ways. First, domain names are the human way. The simple method for humans to remember the name of their favorite or required websites. And then there’s the machine way, IP addresses, which are long strings of numbers that computers use to communicate with one another.

To access websites, humans enter domain names into their browsers. Then the conversion to IP address occurs so that machines may communicate in order to find the website.

What is the purpose of a Recursive DNS server?

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Authoritative DNS server is part of DNS resolution. It is essential because it contains information about the zone records. Furthermore, we shall go over how it works in depth in our article.

Where in the DNS resolution is the Authoritative DNS server located? 

To easily and quickly access websites, we use DNS. We don’t need to remember the long and difficult IP. All we have to do is type the domain name of the website into a URL search window, and it will load instantly. The process in which we use the domain name to get the IP of the page we are looking for is called DNS resolution. 

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As far as we know, there are a lot of DNS record types in the Domain Name System. These are an essential and indispensable part of all DNS resolution. Their main role is to provide information about the domain and its IP address. The records are stored in a DNS file, hosted on the authoritative DNS server. They are used to present information to the DNS resolver about different types of data. 

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