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Our control pages let you manage the DNS for your domains.
==Long txt Records (over 256 Characters)==
txt records are a max of 255 characters in DNS. If you need to have longer than 255 characters, then on the control page you can quote separate sections so that each quotes section is less than 256 characters long, for example:
Value: "long part 1.....200 characters..." "long part 2..... 200 characters..." "long part 3..... 200 characters..."
This is useful for long txt records, such as DKIM data, for example:
You can include a quote with: \"
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The format of the 'host' part of a SRV record is:
_service._protocol.name
The format of the 'value' of an srv record would be in the format of:
priority weight port host
More information on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRV_record Wikipedia]
===Examples===
[[File:Srv.png|none|frame|The srv record relating to a Microsoft Exchange service]]
[[File:Srv-voiceless.png|none|frame|The srv record used for the AAISP SIP Service, pointing to two possible
You can test your SRV record using 'dig' or 'nslookup' on the command line, e.g.:
$ dig +short srv _sip._udp.pbx.example.com
$ nslookup -type=srv _sip._udp.pbx.example.com
==DNS Records with Errors==
[[File:Dns-error-1.png]] [[File:Dns-error-2.png]]
==Error: TXT field too long, add quotes==
Sometimes you may have an error if you try adding a record that is longer than 256 characters.
In this case, split your record in to smaller sections and quote them inside speech marks.
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