Yandex.Mail for a domain is a free of charge service for setting up email on your domain.
You can create mailbox like 'support@yourdomain.com' and can use the Yandex.Mail web interface with all of its advantages, including the spam filter, automatic virus scanning, and other features for free.
For a single domain, you can register up to 1000 mailboxes.
Step 1. Create a Yandex account. Fill in all required fields:
Step 2. Go to https://connect.yandex.com/ and click Try out:
Then enter your business (your store name) and click Sign up:
Then click Continue:
Select Subscribe later, Invite later, and finally click Continue:
As you are at https://connect.yandex.com/portal/home, select Add a domain in the Webmaster section:
Enter your domain name and click Add.
Step 3. Verify your domain name. Copy the meta tag:
Paste it on your site in WP admin area → Customization → Head:
Get back to Yandex and click Check:
Now you need to set up MX records.
Your MX records could be stored in 2 places:
either cPanel account;
or your domain registrar account.
Option 1: if your MX records are stored in cPanel.
Find the Domains section in your cPanel home page and click Zone Editor.
2. Click Manage.
3. Find MX record and edit it in accordance with Yandex Guide:
Delete the existing MX records (or edit the existing one).
Create a new (or edit an existing) MX record with the following field values (the fields may be named differently in different control panels):
Value — 'mx.yandex.net.'. Sometimes the dot is required at the end of the server name. In some control panels, the dot is assumed automatically. In this case, you don't need to add it. But if you got an error when adding 'mx.yandex.net.', just remove the dot at the end of the server name.
Priority — 10. If a priority of '10' is not allowed in the control panel, enter any other priority other than zero.
Subdomain name — '@'.
Wait while the changes take effect in DNS. This process may take up to 72 hours.
Move to Step 4.
Option 2: if your MX records are stored in Domain registrar account.
Enter your registar account and find your domain name.
2. Click Manage DNS for your domain name.
3. Click Edit MX record.
4. Edit it in accordance with Step 2 Yandex Guide and click Save.
Move to Step 4.
Step 4.
Now you can create a new domain email address like 'support@yourdomain.com'.
Once your MX records are verified, go to Yandex Connect → Organization structure → Add → New employee → Fill in all fields:
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