'''A Record''' specifies IP addresses corresponding to your domain and its subdomains; '''CNAME record''' specifies redirects from your domain's subdomains to other domains / subdomains; '''MX record''' specifies the mail server the emails for your domain should be delivered to; '''NS record''' specifies the domain nameservers; '''SOA Record''' Start of Authority record. It is the first entry in the zone file; '''PTR Record''' - Reverse pointer record. '''SPF Record'''- Sender Policy Framework (SPF) is an attempt to control forged e-mail.