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If setting up a domain using gmail you can copy and paste the below records into the hosts file to save entering each one manually
@                       MX 10 aspmx.l.google.com.
@                       MX 20 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com.
@                       MX 20 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com.
@                       MX 30 aspmx2.googlemail.com.
@                       MX 30 aspmx3.googlemail.com.
@                       MX 30 aspmx4.googlemail.com.
@                       MX 30 aspmx5.googlemail.com.
calendar                CNAME ghs.google.com.
docs                    CNAME ghs.google.com.
gmail                   CNAME ghs.google.com.
groups                  CNAME ghs.google.com.
mail                    A gmail.com
sites                   CNAME ghs.google.com.
video                   CNAME ghs.google.com.

Many people are familiar with GMail, the free webmail client provided by Google. What you might not know is that you can attach your own domain to it, thus not be stuck with an @gmail address.