# How do I validate my DNS settings for email?

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**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [16. Januar 2016 um 10:43 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-validate-my-dns-settings-for-email/38040 "2016-01-16T10:43:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [16. Januar 2016 um 12:35 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-validate-my-dns-settings-for-email/38040/2 "2016-01-16T12:35:42Z")

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Problems with outgoing emails usually aren’t caused by DNS issues. Which mail provider do you use for outgoing mails? Can you post a screenshot of the SMTP configuration in your template (remember to remove sensitive data)? Does anything interesting show up in `/logs` when you try to send a test mail to another address?

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