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I use a registarar to register my domain names. I want to host the domains on my servers.?

The registerar has a control panel for each domain i register with them. In this control panel, i point the A records and MX records to my static IP address. My static IP is provided by BrightHouse and I have a robust router, with 2 internal IPs for 2 servers. Server1 has the IIS sites (physical hosting and FTP sites), server2 will soon have the email server (SmarterMail). With a configuration like this, do i need a DNS server in this mix or not? I am using the registarars DNS to point the domain names to my static IP..within my network, to have the smartermail 4.x recognize the IIS server do i need a DNS server? thank you,

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1. You need a DNS server with nameservers setup so that the domain can be used as a replacement for the static IP.
2. If your registrar is providing DNS you don't need your own DNS server internally unless your running LDAP or AD on your internal network. Just use your ISP's DNS and it will work fine.