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So say I have the domain example.com and I want to send and receive e-mails over that domain, then I use the MX record to point to a mail server. If I set the MX records to gmail, for example, so:

1- Do I get e-mails sent to [email protected] or can I set a specific username(instead of whatever, e.g: [email protected]) for sending/receiving, and if I do, how do I set that?

2- How do I receive the e-mails sent to Google's mail server after they are sent, do I set up a Gmail account to where the domain's e-mails get forwarded to, or is there another way to get it, and how?

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Oh my sweet child.

So say I have the domain example.com and I want to send and receive e-mails over that domain, then I use the MX record to point to a mail server. If I set the MX records to gmail, for example, so:

Whoa there partner, what do you mean by "set the MX records to gmail"? You set your MX records to point to an SMTP server's hostname. That SMTP server can be Google Apps, if you have a paid Google Apps account. Part of Google apps includes Google Mail. However, I don't think you're talking about Google Apps, because of what you say next:

Do I get e-mails sent to [email protected] or can I set a specific username(instead of whatever, e.g: [email protected]) for sending/receiving, and if I do, how do I set that?

MX records are sought out by sending SMTP servers, and all email they want to send to your domain is sent to the host represented by the MX record. So if your email server is smtp.example.com, then all email, regardless of the recipient address, is sent to that host's MTA to get handled.*

How do I receive the e-mails sent to Google's mail server after they are sent, do I set up a Gmail account to where the domain's e-mails get forwarded to, or is there another way to get it, and how?

Heaven help us all. You need to have your own mail server, or pay for a service to receive your mail. Gmail does not come into play unless you purchase a Google Apps account which is not "Gmail", strictly, speaking.

Perhaps it's time you stepped back and researched this topic a little deeper so that you can pose more specific questions and receive more specific answers. You are about to embark on a fantastic journey of knowledge, understanding, personal growth, and intense hurting (but the last one should go without saying since we're discussing email, after all).

*Technically yes an MTA can accept email for a domain and then send it on down to a specific email address. However you still have to run your own MTA and then configure it to forward on to a specific mailbox, such as [email protected].

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    yeah the answer is great i dont now who downvoted
    – user3407319
    Commented Aug 26, 2016 at 3:55
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    @user3407319 People are over sensitive and silly. So it must have been an over sensitive and silly person who downvoted. Pay them no mind. You however, are a Viking Warlord for staring email in the face and, in spite of what you saw, deciding you wanted to know more about its guts. May your death be epic and honorable, enshrined in stone and surrounded by the flames of your enemies.
    – Wesley
    Commented Aug 26, 2016 at 3:57
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    @user3407319 If you own example.com you change the MX record to send down to an SMTP server configured to accept email for example.com. That could be a server you run. That could be a service like Google Apps. I personally run an exim server that accepts email for a lot of domains, and one thing I can do is send the accepted emails down to any single email address I want. You could do the same with a $5 Digital Ocean droplet and a few hours of research into Exim, Postfix, qmail, or your MTA of choice. Or just pay for Google Apps, as an example of a paid service.
    – Wesley
    Commented Aug 26, 2016 at 4:01
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    @user3407319 Also, if you upvote the answer as well as accept it, it'll cancel out the silly downvote. :D
    – Wesley
    Commented Aug 26, 2016 at 4:01
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    @user3407319 MX records should be a hostname, and some DNS hosts will enforce that. Others are lax and will let you put an IP address in. Create an A record named mail.example.com that points to your IP address, then make an MX record that points to that A record.
    – Wesley
    Commented Aug 26, 2016 at 22:16

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