Having full control of your domain names is something rather crucial and being able to access and edit the DNS records for every one of them is one of the things you have to look for when you search for a registration or a cloud web hosting provider. Maybe you have heard of the so-called “name servers” that show where a domain name is hosted, but below them you will find a whole list of records, like the A record, which is the IP address of the server hosting the website, and the MX records, which show the server that handles the e-mails for a certain domain name. These records are used if you would like have your web site with one service provider and the e-mails with another, for instance. You can also use a domain address for a non-website service or direct the traffic to it through special records. Many companies ask for an additional fee to give access to edit specific DNS records apart from the name servers.