FAQ: Why can I send emails through Arosoftware, but not from my email program or from my phone?

FAQ: Why can I send emails through Arosoftware, but not from my email program or from my phone?

If you can successfully create and send emails, newsletters, and email campaigns inside the Arosoftware CRM, but your personal email program (like Microsoft Outlook, Apple Mail, or your mobile phone) is giving you email send errors, this guide is for you.


1. How does Arosoftware send emails?

To send emails securely and assist with deliverability from Arosoftware, we use a professional email delivery network called SendGrid.

When your agency first joined Aro, a technical setup was completed behind the scenes. We placed special security badges (called DNS verification records) onto your domain host (such as Crazy Domains (Syrahost), GoDaddy, Netregistry, etc). These records give SendGrid permission to send emails on behalf of your email domain name.


2. If Aro emails are working, why is my computer's email broken?

Think of your email like two different delivery trucks:

  • The Aro CRM Truck: Uses 'SendGrid' and the special security DNS records to deliver your email sent from .

  • The Outlook/Email Program/Phone Truck: Connects directly to your local cPanel email hosting or your cloud email mailbox to download your email replies and send new emails.

Because your local computer or phone program is completely separate from Arosoftware, our support team cannot see your screen, reset your email passwords, or fix your Outlook or email settings. 



3. Warning: When a DNS issue breaks both systems

Sometimes, a change happens at your domain provider (e.g., an unpaid domain renewal invoice, or a cPanel server migration) that breaks both trucks.

If your domain host accidentally removes the security badges we set up, major email providers like Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo or BigPond will start blocking or bouncing your Aro CRM emails too.

How to check if your domain is verified: > You can check the health of your Aro connection at any time by following our step-by-step guide here: Is my domain name verified to send emails?


4. What should I do next to get fixed?

  1. Test your Webmail: Open an internet browser and try to log into your email online (usually at https://www.google.com/search?q=webmail.yourdomain.com.au).

    • If you can log in there: The issue is a setting inside your computer's Outlook email program or phone email settings.

    • If you cannot log in there: Your email password is wrong or your email hosting account has lapsed.

  2. Contact your Domain/Email Provider: Call the support line of the company you pay for your domain name (e.g., Crazy Domains, GoDayy, etc).

  3. What to ask them: > "Hi, my computer's Outlook email has stopped working, and I want to make sure our domain settings are fully active. Can you please check if our account is paid up, our mailboxes are live, and that our custom DNS records haven't been altered?"



Need help finding who your provider is? If you are completely unsure who holds the keys to your domain name, don't panic. you can do a free public search using Google Admin Toolbox dig - the NS or Name server is the raw name of your service provider - See the table of common Provider name servers or use google to find the real business name behind the name server.  

Provider

Name Server

Crazy Domains

Premium DNS
ns1.dnspackage.com
ns2.dnspackage.com

Web Hosting
ns1.syrahost.com
ns2.syrahost.com

Email Exchange
ns1.premium.exchange
ns2.premium.exchange

GoDaddy

  • .domaincontrol.com

NetRegistry

ns1.server-cpanel.com
ns2.server-cpanel.com

ns1.netregistry.net
ns2.netregistry.net
ns3.netregistry.net

Hostgator

  • .hostgator.com

ns1.websitewelcome.com
ns2.websitewelcome.com

TPP Wholesale

New Hosting
ns1.name-server.io
ns2.name-server.io

Legacy
ns-1.ezyreg.com
ns-2.ezyreg.com

Cloud Hosting
ns1.partnerconsole.net
ns2.partnerconsole.net
ns3.partnerconsole.net

Microsoft Office 365

ns1.bdm.microsoftonline.com
ns2.bdm.microsoftonline.com
ns3.bdm.microsoftonline.com
ns4.bdm.microsoftonline.com

Synergy Wholesale

Modern Hosting
ns1.syd* .hostyourservices.net
ns2.syd* .hostyourservices.net

DNS Hosting
ns1.nameserver.net.au
ns2.nameserver.net.au
ns3.nameserver.net.au

VentraIP

Modern Hosting
ns1.syd* .hostingplatform.net.au
ns2.syd* .hostingplatform.net.au

Legacy
ns1.ventraip.net.au
ns2.ventraip.net.au
ns3.ventraip.net.au

DNS Hosting
ns1.nameserver.net.au
ns2.nameserver.net.au
ns3.nameserver.net.au

Digital Pacific

ns1.digitalpacific.com.au
ns2.digitalpacific.com.au
ns3.digitalpacific.com
ns4.digitalpacific.com

WIX

ns1.wix.com
ns2.wix.com

MelbourneIT

ns1.melbourneit.net
ns2.melbourneit.net
ns3.melbourneit.net
ns4.melbourneit.net


If you still don't have any progress, reach out to the Arosoftware support team. We can run a public check on your website domain and point you toward which company you need to call.