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??

Answer 1

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!

Answer 2

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)