{"id":701,"date":"2021-11-23T12:53:02","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T12:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/5centscdn.net\/help-new\/?p=701"},"modified":"2026-03-12T17:54:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T17:54:38","slug":"what-is-an-mx-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.5centscdn.net\/help\/what-is-an-mx-record\/","title":{"rendered":"What is an MX Record?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The MX record means Mail eXchanger record. It specifies the mail server, responsible for accepting e-mail messages.<\/p>\n<p>MX records are composed of two parts: the priority and the name of the mail server. 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