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Obtain the email address of the domain

For this instruction's purposes, a user and an address are functionally equivalent in Purelymail.

Required inputs

• Purelymail administrator account
• funded NearlyFreeSpeech account

Instruction set

• Sign into the adminstrator account.
• Add the domain. You must add DNS Records for the domain in NearlyFreeSpeech; information on each record can be found under the "DNS Records" heading.
  • Log in to NearlyFreeSpeech.
    • Manage DNS of the domain.
    • Add an MX DNS Resource Record.
      • Leave Name blank.
      • Set Type to MX.
      • Set Data to 1 mailserver.purelymail.com., including the final period.
      • Set Time-to-live to 180 seconds, the minimum accepted value.
    • Add an SPF DNS Resource Record.
      • Leave Name blank.
      • Set Type to TXT.
      • Set Data to v=spf1 include:_spf.purelymail.com ~all.
      • Set Time-to-live to 180 seconds.
    • Add an Ownership proof Resource Record.
      • Leave Name blank.
      • Set Type to TXT.
      • Set Data to purelymail_ownership_proof=value, replacing value with the Value under the Ownership proof record section in the Purelymail "Add the domain" page.
      • Set Time-to-live to 180 seconds.
    • Add a DKIM Resource Record.
      • Set Name to purelymail1._domainkey.
      • Set Type to CNAME.
      • Set Data to key1.dkimroot.purelymail.com., including the final period.
      • Set Time-to-live to 180 seconds.
    • Add a DKIM Resource Record.
      • Set Name to purelymail2._domainkey.
      • Set Type to CNAME.
      • Set Data to key2.dkimroot.purelymail.com., including the final period.
      • Set Time-to-live to 180 seconds.
    • Add a DKIM Resource Record.
      • Set Name to purelymail3._domainkey.
      • Set Type to CNAME.
      • Set Data to key3.dkimroot.purelymail.com., including the final period.
      • Set Time-to-live to 180 seconds.
    • Add a DMARC Resource Record.
      • Set Name to _dmarc.
      • Set Type to CNAME.
      • Set Data to dmarcroot.purelymail.com., including the final period.
      • Set Time-to-live to 180 seconds.
  • After 180 seconds, return to Purelymail. Input the domain into the Name field and check DNS records; ensure the DNS records have been set.
  • Optionally allow account reset.
  • Set deliver mail to Purelymail.
• Create a user (address) specific to the domain; hereinafter called the domain email address.
  • Optionally enable search indexing.
  • Optionally add password reset method(s).
• Log in to the administrator email address using webmail.
  • Send an email to the domain email address.
  • Login in to the domain email address using webmail.
    • Ensure the email was received.
• Optionally create additional addresses for specific purposes (e.g. inquiries, procurement).