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SPF record is set, but mail testers are giving me high severity risk
I'm using sendmail and I have the following SPF record:
"v=spf1 a mx a:hostinger.com ip4:ip_here -all"
And it gives me this description:
domain.com. 14400 IN TXT v=spf1 a mx a:hostinger.com ...
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SPF Record - Over 10 lookups should include website hosting in SPF
SPF says over limit 11 lookups, 4 lookups are nested in website include hosting and 4 in google (gmail gsuite), 1 mailerlite newsletter, 1 +a, 1 +mx, 0 +ip4.
Absolute must keep: google (gmail gsuite) ...
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Need to Add SPF Record
We had the warning about spf containing to many lookups. Deleted
txt ourdomainname.com v=spf1 ip4:50.87.253.89 a mx include:websitewelcome.com ~all as we are no longer on bluehost which the ip ...
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SPF Limits and SPF Merging
I am using Zoho Mail, AWS SES, GMAIL SMTP, Cloudflare email route and Yahoo SMTP. they all have there own SPF record. i saw on Google the only 1 SPF should be added in hostname and maximum 10 SPF ...
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How to combine multiple SPF domains, one with an mx mechanism?
I combined 3 SPF records using the standard protocol, but got a null error after combining them.
Individual records:
v=spf1 include:spf.sendinblue.com mx ~all
v=spf1 include:dc-aa8e722993._spfm....
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Confused about SPF Records
I thought that ?all in SPF should not be used.
Then I examinated SPF records of some local email provider companies and I found this:
v=spf1 mx ip4:77.75.78.0/23 ip4:77.75.76.0/23 ip6:2a02:598::/32 ?...
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DNS MX/SPF/DMARC records without actuall emails on domain
I created website for someone, but also someone (I guess some SEO guy) told this person that I made big mistake because there are missing DNS records on domain (mx, SPF, dmarc). Now I need to "...
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record DKIM on IONOS makes sense?
If I am sending mail through SMTP, I understand that it is IONOS who signs those emails, right?
I would like to add the DKIM header to my emails. I know that it is necessary to publish a CNAME record ...
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Combine SPF record with and without rules/mechnisms
I'm very new to DNS world, and now I'm supposed to add an SFP record like v=spf1 mx include:_spf.blah.com ~all to an existing SPF record on a zone.
existing TXT looks like this :
v=spf1 include:_spf....
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MX record delegation
I have a client who manages their own DNS - all the A records and CNAME records for example.com and a number of subdomains.
They want to use a dedicated subdomain for email - em.example.com. They ...
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SPF Records and Too many DNS lookups
It's been suggested to me that I configure SPF records for my domain and I have done so. I use gsuite for email and have mx records properly configured to send mail via gsuite. My web app sends emails ...
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DMARC report: SPF fails with mx-domain as spf-domain in auth_result
I have setup a mail server with several postoffices/domains. DKIM, SPF and DMARC are setup for every domain. For the mailserver domain, which is a postoffice as well, I get weird DMARC reports, where ...
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Permanent SPF error: Void lookup limit of 2 exceeded
I'm trying to fix my GoDaddy SPF settings.
I'm getting this error: "SPF record lookup and validation for: http://www.scoutbox.us|www.scoutbox.us
Permanent SPF error: Void lookup limit of 2 exceeded
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SPF Record Fails - How to verify Server IP Address and managing multiple SPF records [duplicate]
I'm trying to verify the mail sent by our server. With our current DNS settings, sending mail from our server shows an SPF Neutral response.
I tried adding a combination of my server's IP and Domain....
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How do I configure an SPF record to allow all hostnames (A records) under my domain?
Assume I have a domain, foo.com, that I am configuring the SPF records for.
Assume that I have dozens of mail servers (all running on *.foo.com) that I will be sending emails from.
These mail ...
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How to include multiple spf domains with different mechanisms in a single spf TXT Record [duplicate]
EDIT : How to Mix the different mechanisms (a , mx , ip4 , ptr and include) to create single SPF file from 4
I know that 2 simple SPF records like
v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all
v=spf1 ...
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How to Properly Set SPF Record [duplicate]
I am new to setting up server, this is my first time setting up mail server on my own. I am using ubuntu with webmin, everytime I send and receive from gmail, I had no problem.
I can receive emails ...
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Google Apps email messages being flanged as "failed fraud detection" on outlook [duplicate]
mx entries for gmail and spf code for gmail is in place on cpanel however every time I try and send an email from my google apps account it gets picked up as fraud on outlook, and spf=softfail (if ...
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SPF records clarification of using A mechanism
What is the difference between using v=spf1 a ~all and v=spf1 ip4:IP_OF_A_RECORD ~all or v=spf1 IP_OF_A_RECORD ~all when configuring SPF records? Which way is correct and more robust and reliable?
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Originating (non-critical) emails from a "less-trusted" host
Background
We have a webapp running on webapp.example.com that (amongst other things) sends messages by email from time to time. These messages are non-critical: whilst we would like to make a best ...
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What does MX in SPF mean? [duplicate]
I'm setting up an email server, and I'm a bit confused by SPF. Following some examples, I set my SPF record as follows...
v=spf1 mx ip4:1.2.3.4 mx:mail.mydomain.com ptr:1.2.3.4 -all
I follow what ...
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SPF with a Mail Gateway: do I need to put all my mail servers?
I always put all my Mail Servers in SPF declarations, but I'm not sure if this is the correct way to implement SPF.
All my mail got routed through a Mail Gateway. Everything goes first to this server ...
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Sending mail from sub-domain on different server from domain getting flagged as spam
Our client owns a server with a domain: website.com
We have a server that our client points videos.website.com to.
Emails sent from videos.website.com are getting flagged as spam because website.com ...
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Dns filezone setup with mx and spf
I am trying to create a mail server. I bought the domain mastermails.info on godaddy.com. I am struggling with the setup of DNS. Whenever I change something in the MX record to make my server ...
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DNS Redirect Website to another Server
I have two servers, server 1 and server2.
The name serververs of the domain points to server1.
1.I have this configuration regarding Server1 DNS Zones:
domain.com. 1200 IN A server2-ip Edit ...
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Next Step in Migrating Exchange 2003 to GMail (SPF risks when changing MX record vs disable SMTP)
Our company has been struggling to migrate Exchange to GMail for last 2 years (I will leave this for /r/talesfromtechsupport). We have two domains on two different ccTLDs, and lately Exchange is just ...
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rDNS setup to prevent emails appearing as spam / phishing messages
We are trying to send email without the email appearing in the spam folder. The emails that we are sending is solicited bulk email. The main problem is that the emails are appearing as phishing ...
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SPF records, combining suggested records
I have a domain that sends automated email using Amazon SES, regular email using Google Apps and a monthly newsletter using MailChimp. I want to combine the three suggested SPF records into one, but I ...
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Outgoing mail through isp's smtp server is not getting delivered
What's the problem with the following emails?
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Diagnostic information for administrators:
Generating server: mailrelay002.isp.belgacom.be
[email protected]
[195.47.247.194]
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DNS Record for Sending Mail Server
Have 3 servers - web server, mail server and outbound-only email server. The outbound-only email server sends transaction based emails on behalf of the web server (password reset, contact us, etc.)
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How to resolve SPF configuration to allow Google sending mails?
we are configuring DNS for a GMail service, the MX records are configured as to Google says, however, in the DNS check, there is a warning:
SPF must allow Google to send mail on behalf of the domain
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Where to set up MX and SPF records on sendMail or google apps mail server
Here is my senario:
I have domain say myDomain.com is using google app mail server to send and receive emails
I have a sendMail server deployed on my a cloudServer that I am using to send email ...
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How to define TXT SPF record with multiple senders
My setup:
DNS hosted by BigCommerce which is our eCommerce and website host
BigCommerce automatically created an SPF record like this: "v=spf1 +a +mx include:_spf.bigcommerce.com -all"
I used a ...
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Correct DNS settings for my server setup
I am struggling to understand the correct DNS settings for my server setup.
I have a web server with a single IP and 6 domains hosted on it. I got IIS6's SMTP virtual server working yesterday and sent ...
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Are SPF needed for domains that do not send mails and do not have MX record?
I have some domains registered that do not send mails.
I have totally removed MX record for these domains on my DNS.
Is it still useful to set an SPF record in order to avoid spammer to send mails ...
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Hotmail and Live.com rejecting all emails [duplicate]
I have been having problems sending emails from my server to hotmail.com and live.com email addresses. I have read other posts on serverfault but they have not been helpful. Here is the error message. ...
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Do I need SPF, and how do I set it up?
I've read that SPF is a way to ensure that spam sent in my name is evidently fake, and I'd like to use that. How do I set up SPF? Or is it already in effect? I have two domains hosted on Dreamhost.com,...
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Google Apps e-mail being rejected from some domains
I'm migrating e-mail for my domains to Google Apps' e-mail. Most everything seems to work except e-mail sent to any user at (at least) sonic.net is rejected with a message of the form (where any-...
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Best Practices for preventing you from looking like a spammer [duplicate]
I'd like to feel more confident setting up mail for my clients with regards to false positives. Here's what I know:
SPF records are good, but not every spam filter service/software (SFSS) uses them.
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