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Why is creating a single arbitrary DNS record not possible (or even difficult)? SMB’s already have to do this when validating ownership of their domain for e.g.

by antsar 8y ago

Why is creating a single arbitrary DNS record not possible (or even difficult)? SMB’s already have to do this when validating ownership of their domain for e.g. Google services, SSL certs, etc.

sopooneo 8y ago
I don't know, so please correct me if I'm wrong. But isn't DNS record creation now handled automatically, and in the background, with the standard one-stop-shop site systems like Wix, Weebly, and SquareSpace? If so, and they decided to further support integration with senders like MailChimp by auto-creating subdomains as needed, and it worked perfectly, that would make it all easier. But anything less than perfect, and users (ie small business owners) would be hopelessly lost.
- antsar 8y ago
  If the one-stop-shop handles your domain registration, then yes. Regardless, whoever handles the registration should have an interface to add records. For example, you'll need to add MX records to use Google or Office365 for your mail service. You'd also need to add TXT/CNAME records to prove ownership of the domain for Google Webmaster Tools, etc. Here's Google's documentation for Wix users: https://support.google.com/a/answer/6149037?hl=en https://support.google.com/a/answer/6149037?hl=en [Edit] Just read the Wix instructions. Looks like they made it easy and offered presets for Google Suite users. They could do the same for Mailchimp. But they do allow arbitrary records. https://support.wix.com/en/article/adding-dns-records-in-your-wix-account https://support.wix.com/en/article/adding-dns-records-in-you...
AznHisoka 8y ago
I'm a techie and I'm not even 100% sure how to create a single arbitrary DNS record. So I'm not sure regular people would even have a clue on how to do that.
- antsar 8y ago
  Mailchimp doesn't have to make this a requirement. They can offer it as an option for businesses who are concerned about making their mail not appear phishy, and have the competence to create DNS records. If you create the record, they'd make the links use your domain: https://mail.your.biz/destination?unique=123abc https://mail.your.biz/destination?unique=123abc If you don't, they can do what they do today: https://something2-x1-really-sketchy01.mailchimp.com/m0re-sketchy-x0a0sd9f0asds-stuff/destination https://something2-x1-really-sketchy01.mailchimp.com/m0re-sk... Also, there is precedent for service vendors telling companies how to configure the appropriate DNS records (with a variation for each common domain registrar). Example: https://support.google.com/a/answer/33353?hl=en https://support.google.com/a/answer/33353?hl=en

by antsar 8y ago

Why is creating a single arbitrary DNS record not possible (or even difficult)? SMB’s already have to do this when validating ownership of their domain for e.g. Google services, SSL certs, etc.

sopooneo 8y ago

I don't know, so please correct me if I'm wrong. But isn't DNS record creation now handled automatically, and in the background, with the standard one-stop-shop site systems like Wix, Weebly, and SquareSpace? If so, and they decided to further support integration with senders like MailChimp by auto-creating subdomains as needed, and it worked perfectly, that would make it all easier. But anything less than perfect, and users (ie small business owners) would be hopelessly lost.

antsar 8y ago
If the one-stop-shop handles your domain registration, then yes. Regardless, whoever handles the registration should have an interface to add records. For example, you'll need to add MX records to use Google or Office365 for your mail service. You'd also need to add TXT/CNAME records to prove ownership of the domain for Google Webmaster Tools, etc. Here's Google's documentation for Wix users: https://support.google.com/a/answer/6149037?hl=en https://support.google.com/a/answer/6149037?hl=en [Edit] Just read the Wix instructions. Looks like they made it easy and offered presets for Google Suite users. They could do the same for Mailchimp. But they do allow arbitrary records. https://support.wix.com/en/article/adding-dns-records-in-your-wix-account https://support.wix.com/en/article/adding-dns-records-in-you...

AznHisoka 8y ago

I'm a techie and I'm not even 100% sure how to create a single arbitrary DNS record. So I'm not sure regular people would even have a clue on how to do that.

antsar 8y ago
Mailchimp doesn't have to make this a requirement. They can offer it as an option for businesses who are concerned about making their mail not appear phishy, and have the competence to create DNS records. If you create the record, they'd make the links use your domain: https://mail.your.biz/destination?unique=123abc https://mail.your.biz/destination?unique=123abc If you don't, they can do what they do today: https://something2-x1-really-sketchy01.mailchimp.com/m0re-sketchy-x0a0sd9f0asds-stuff/destination https://something2-x1-really-sketchy01.mailchimp.com/m0re-sk... Also, there is precedent for service vendors telling companies how to configure the appropriate DNS records (with a variation for each common domain registrar). Example: https://support.google.com/a/answer/33353?hl=en https://support.google.com/a/answer/33353?hl=en