{"id":95,"date":"2023-12-21T09:51:13","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T04:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/googiehost.com\/ambi\/?p=95"},"modified":"2026-04-05T16:08:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T10:38:05","slug":"web-mails-ftp-working-free-hosting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/googiehost.com\/blog\/web-mails-ftp-working-free-hosting\/","title":{"rendered":"Web Mails and FTP is not working in Free Hosting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Web Mails and FTP is Not Working: <\/strong>Today, I got a ticket from one of our new client Raman complaining about he is not able to receive e-mails in his webmail account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before taking any further steps we tried to check his account by creating demo e-mail address under his domain name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I send an e-mail to demo@ xxx.in from my gmail account account and got this error..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Technical details of permanent failure:<br>Google tried to deliver your message, but it was rejected by the server for the recipient domain <i>your domain<\/i> by SMTP.server domain (xx.xx.x.xx)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>When we analyzed DNS records of his domain name using whois look tool, we noticed that domain name is pointing to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.godaddy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" GoDaddy server (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rank-math-link\"> GoDaddy server<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Raman said he is not getting these kind of error message in his GoogieHost&#8217;s control panel which is normally visible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please do understand that sometimes yo0ur domain registrar and our hosting server takes at least 24 hours for propagation, and make your domain name functional properly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/googiehost.com\/blog\/free-web-hosting-for-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Free Web Hosting for Students&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"solution\">Solution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you dind&#8217;t changed name servers of your domain name to googiehost&#8217;s name servers, please update your records as-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>free5.googiehost.com<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>free6.googiehost.com<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Please allow at least 24 hours for DNS propagation, after 24 hours your e-mails and FTP accounts will start working fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And if you are using A record for your hosting account then please update A records for<strong> MX and FTP<\/strong> records as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/googiehost.com\/blog\/how-to-choose-the-best-free-wordpress-hosting\">How to choose the best free wordpress hosting<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/googiehost.com\/blog\/free-hosting-server-for-java\">Free hosting server for java<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/googiehost.com\/blog\/best-free-web-hosting-dubai\">Free web hosting dubai<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"faqs\">FAQs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"acf-accordion-block_7b7d63d1ba1bd762aba2493d3172883e\" class=\"acf-accordion\">\n                <details class=\"acf-accordion-item\" open>\n                <summary class=\"acf-accordion-title\">\n                    Why is my webmail not working on free hosting?                <\/summary>\n                <div class=\"acf-accordion-content\">\n                    <p>The most common reason is that your domain nameservers are not pointing to GoogieHost servers. Update your nameservers to free5.googiehost.com and free6.googiehost.com, then wait up to 24 hours for DNS propagation.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/details>\n                        <details class=\"acf-accordion-item\">\n                <summary class=\"acf-accordion-title\">\n                    How long does DNS propagation take?                <\/summary>\n                <div class=\"acf-accordion-content\">\n                    <p>DNS propagation typically takes up to 24 hours, though it can sometimes complete in a few hours. During this time, your email and FTP services may not work properly.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/details>\n                        <details class=\"acf-accordion-item\">\n                <summary class=\"acf-accordion-title\">\n                    What should I do if I use A records instead of nameservers?                <\/summary>\n                <div class=\"acf-accordion-content\">\n                    <p>If you use A records for your hosting, you also need to update the MX records (for email) and FTP records at your domain registrar. Without correct MX records, emails will not be delivered to your hosting account.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/details>\n                        <details class=\"acf-accordion-item\">\n                <summary class=\"acf-accordion-title\">\n                    Why am I getting a rejected email error from Google?                <\/summary>\n                <div class=\"acf-accordion-content\">\n                    <p>This error means your domain MX records still point to a different server (like GoDaddy). Google cannot deliver emails because the receiving server rejects them. Update your nameservers or MX records to point to GoogieHost.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/details>\n                        <details class=\"acf-accordion-item\">\n                <summary class=\"acf-accordion-title\">\n                    How can I check my domain DNS records?                <\/summary>\n                <div class=\"acf-accordion-content\">\n                    <p>You can check your domain DNS records using a WHOIS lookup tool or DNS checker websites. 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