What is The Difference Between Remote Vs. Local Mail Exchange Within "Email Routing"?

Question

Within the "Email Routing" section of cPanel, what is the difference between Remote Mail Exchanger & Local Mail Exchanger?

Answer

This section details how cPanel should handle mail for domains hosted on the server. If the MX records for the user's domain resolves to the server, the option should be set to "local". If instead, the domains MX records are resolving to a remote host, the option should be set to "remote." You may also select "automatic."

More details about email routing on our website here:

cPanel Docs: Email Routing