Hostilla.pl IT glossary
What is A record?
An A record points a domain or subdomain to an IPv4 address used by a web or mail service.
Definition
An A record points a domain or subdomain to an IPv4 address used by a web or mail service.
What does it mean in practice?
For domains, this term affects registration, transfer, DNS operation, website availability and e-mail routing.
A practical Hostilla.pl example
A domain can be registered correctly while its website or e-mail still fails because delegation or zone records point elsewhere. Use A record as the starting point, then compare registry data, authoritative DNS and the service destination.
What should you check?
- domain status, registrar and expiry date
- authoritative name servers and current delegation
- A, AAAA, CNAME, MX and TXT records required by the service
- TTL values and answers from authoritative and caching resolvers