diff --git a/applications/email.nix b/applications/email.nix
index 0789f4d..72727fc 100644
--- a/applications/email.nix
+++ b/applications/email.nix
@@ -111,7 +111,14 @@
       # DMARC
       {record="_dmarc.${cfg.domain}."; r_type="TXT"; value=''"v=DMARC1; p=none"'';}
 
-      {record=cfg.host.ip; r_type="PTR"; value="${cfg.sub}.${cfg.domain}.";}
+      # SRV records to help gmail on android etc find the correct mail.skynet.ie domain for config rather than just defaulting to skynet.ie 
+      # https://serverfault.com/questions/935192/how-to-setup-auto-configure-email-for-android-mail-app-on-your-server/1018406#1018406
+      # response should be:
+      # _imap._tcp       SRV  0 1 143 imap.example.com.
+      {record="_imap._tcp"; r_type="SRV"; value="0 1 993 ${cfg.sub}.${cfg.domain}";}
+      {record="_pop3._tcp"; r_type="SRV"; value="10 1 995 ${cfg.sub}.${cfg.domain}";}
+      {record="_submission._tcp" ; r_type="SRV"; value="0 1 465 ${cfg.sub}.${cfg.domain}";}
+
     ];
 
     # to provide the certs