How can I point my domain name email to my own server or an external service

[saindra]

I want to forward emails coming to my domain hosted with provider to my own mail server (exchage server) i have IP address of the mail server where i want to forward mails to. Can anyone guide me on how to edit zone file or mx to redirect emails.

thanks

[JPC-Martin]

You can use the MX Entry Maintenance function in cPanel to change where a domain's email is delivered to.Sequence to access function "MX Entry Maintenance" is mentioned below:

cPanel >> Mail >> MX Entry >> MX Entry Maintenance

[saindra]

can i use the ip address of the mail server in this or do i need to use hostname only.

[cPanelDavidG]

can i use the ip address of the mail server in this or do i need to use hostname only.

This thread can probably answer your question: http://forums.cpanel.net/f43/mx-entry-82245.html