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Have you thought about using he.net's free DNS? DNSperf.com rates it pretty well worldwide.

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Un- and re-installed Nyr's script using different DNS providers each time. None of them works.

Considering I just set up brand new Debian 8.7 installs(or not all brand new, but definitely fully updated) today with Nyrs script, Id say change your DNS provider. Im using dns.watch or HE, theyre al

So it seems that the system update broke the same thing on all servers and it is related to DNS resolution. They all use the provider's resolvers for DNS.

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So: for domains that are not registered there, but only in DNS | OVH, you can't use the MX plan.

I have tried ordering an MX plan for a domain registered somewhere else (and only present as DNS Zone) as well some time ago - it's not possible.

There is an option to add an external domain somewhere, which is meant to setup DNS records before you transfer a domain to OVH. Maybe it is possible to buy an MX plan as well if you do this.

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blank, even if I add the non-ovh domain as a DNS record it still doesn't seem to show up, which is why I assume they had to create a manual order the last time I wanted their email hosting.

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That could be caused by using a service from someone who obviously fucks up DNS and thinks having hundreds of Gb of pipes plus some mumbo jumbo around is basically all one needs.