CNAME and WHM - how to stop domain name being appended automatically

Question

Really quick one - I am attempting to use mailgun for my email.

One of the requirements is to add a CNAME = mailgun.org

I am attempting to do this via WHM - and can successfully create the record under 'Edit DNS Zone' for the domain.

The problem is that it is auto-appending my domain name after the 'mailgun.org' entry

So when I save the record gets saved as mailgun.org.mydomainname.com

How can I stop the auto-append of my domain name to a CNAME??

score 19 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 30 '14 at 14:48

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For anyone who has this problem the answer is simple - just add a fullstop after mailgun.org (mailgun.org.)

Simplest things but when you don't know them they can be a real pain!

answered Sep 30 '14 at 14:48

GrahamTheDev

this only works for the "address" value. Even with a fullstop it still appends my domain onto the "host" value – full_prog_full Jul 14 '17 at 07:44
wow, I have been stumbled upon 2 days. Finally..Thanks – Veerendra K Oct 01 '20 at 12:27

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 02 '18 at 17:56

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I had the same problem and solved it by adding an extra blank after entering mailgun.org.

So type the following: mailgun.org.(add a space after the final period)

answered Jan 02 '18 at 17:56

Tim

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