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Combining 2 Hosts for TXT SPF Records

Related to that question from @Jaeho Lee, Someone figured out a solution for the Host issue when you combined the two spf records? I am having the same issue; if so, can someone please advise? I have ...
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Gmail adds multiple SPF records

When I connected my domain to gmail, it added two records to my DNS: TXT @ v=spf1 include:dc-aa8e722993._spfm.mydomainhere.com ~all TXT dc-aa8e722993._spfm v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all But ...
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Email DNS Setup: How do I make HELO publish an SPF record? SPF_HELO_NONE - SPF: HELO does not publish an SPF Record

My environment: hMailServer 5.6.8 on Windows Server 2022 Standard Let's say I have two domains (I don't really own these domains, they're just examples), www.myblog.com and www.mailserver.com. They ...
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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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Is possible to use keywords a, mx and include together in SPF?

Is it possible to use them in the same SPF record? For example: Value TXT: v=spf1 mx a ptr ip4:46.16.60.0/23 a:cdmon.com mx:mail.solarmora.com include:srv.cat ~all
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Purpose of a and include keywords in SPF

In tutorial I found this example record for SPF, but the a and include keywords wasn't explained. I don't find accurate information about them in the internet. v=spf1 mx a ptr ip4:46.16.60.0/23 a:...
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DNS SPF TXT Records - is this legal?

foo.org 1 IN TXT "v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:_spf.bar.com ~all" foo.org 1 IN TXT "v-spf1 ip4:99.99.99.99 include:_spf.google.com ~all" or do they need to be combined into one ...
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Join multiple SPF in one string

I've read other thread about it but I've 2 different string with some parameters in only one (MX) so i ask some help to join in one string only in the correct way. 1) "v=spf1 include:spf.sendinblue....
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SPF record permerror showed in an email header, but no reason for it

Our customers are complaining about the spam issue. There are a number of spam emails which are not tagged as spam emails. These spam emails were sent from forged seneder address, which means our SPF ...
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How to include multiple domains in an spf TXT Record ~all and ?all [duplicate]

I am looking to setup a TXT spf record that has 2 included domains...individually: v=spf1 include:hotmail.com ~all and v=spf1 include:servers.mcsv.net ?all What is the proper way of combining them ...
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Long SPF (TXT) records not resolving on Ubuntu

When trying to construct a long SPF record in the form: example.com. 86400 IN TXT "v=spf1 ip4:1.2.3.0/24 include:example.net include:_my_whitelist.example.com -all" _my_whitelist....
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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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Would like to doublecheck that I created a TXT SPF record correctly for multiple IP addresses

I currently have this TXT SPF record: v=spf1 a mx ip4:173.9.41.65 ~all That above record is only supposed to allow that IP address to send. However, I now have 5 static IPs that need to be allowed (...
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Domain has SPF Record, One Email Account Always Goes to Junk

We've got a domain and email with 1&1 hosting. The domain has an SPF text record. We've got 8 email accounts, and all but one of them can send emails to external addresses without them going to ...
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Which ip address should I add in the SPF record for my domain

I own a domain eg. "mustang.com" and uses office365 for sending emails to my customers. My current SPF has below TXT records as described by Microsoft website v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook....
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Setting up AWS SES DKIM in Linode

I am having trouble finding a resource to help with this process, please let me know if there exists documentation somewhere you know of. I am trying to set up AWS SES, my hosting is at Linode. I ...
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How to include multiple spf TXT records with domain and sub domains

Already here is similar question, but my requirement is different. We are using Google apps for example.com for our corporate mails , we also use sub domains in mail chimp for sending mass mails. ...
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Multiple TXT fields for same subdomain

I would like to understand if multiple TXT records for the same subdomain are ok or could lead to issues. In particular, we have the requirement for one SPF record and one Google Domain Verification ...
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Spf record processing speed

I send email through a service provider smtp server that uses a domain different than mine. My email client uses smtp1.provider.net to send emails, but usually the message is routed through smtp2....
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Spf A record for a second domain

I need to use this spf record on example.com domain: example.com. IN TXT "v=spf1 a mx a:smtp.second.net -all" I'd like to know if a client sending an email from [email protected] domain will pass the ...
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Merging SPF records

I have one SPF record: v=spf1 a mx ip4:111.111.111.111 -all and I need to add one more: v=spf1 ip4:222.222.222.222 include:_spf.example.net ~all How to merge them correctly? Is v=spf1 ip4:222.222....
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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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SPF "include:" does MX stay as included domain's MX, or get translated to the includer's MX?

SPF records allow you to include another's domains SPF record within your own. For example, example.com can have include:_spf.google.com in its SPF record to include all of the SPF rules for _spf....
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How to combine two SPF (TXT) records when one is from a local mail server? [duplicate]

I would like to add a second SPF TXT record to my domain, allowing an external mail-server to send emails from my domain so it won't be classified as spam on the receiving end. I've read that I should ...
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Can I use include and redirect in same SPF record?

My current SPF record is as below Host Value TTL myexampledomain.com "v=spf1 redirect=_spf.mailhostbox.com" 1 Day I am using 2 free email ...
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What do the + signs do in these DNS TXT records? [duplicate]

Is there a specific reason why some records contain the '+' sign and others do not? Are these handled similar to a common search function where you can preface terms with + to include them, but it's ...
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How to properly set TXT SPF record when separating A from MX records [duplicate]

I have current TXT record for my domain: v=spf1 a mx ip4:{ip-of-my-server} -all Both email traffic and website goes to same machine. Now, I have to point website (A record) to other server. Will ...
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SPF TXT record with multiple senders - bounce back - spf check failed

My company uses office 365 for our email, but we also send email from one of our server's IP addresses. My TXT record is: v=spf1 ip4:XXX.XX.XX.XXX include:spf.protection.outlook.com -all (XXX.XX.XX....
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How to correctly add SPF record

I need to add a SendGrid SPF record for my GoDaddy domain, but I'm not sure exactly where to put it. I have an existing TXT record for @ with value of google-site-verification=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX....
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TXT record for a server behind a router?

I've found this wonderful explanation of SPF on http://www.openspf.org/SPF_Record_Syntax and i had it working on my older setup. Setup has changed and i find myself in the ropes again. I have an ...
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SPF Record for sending mail for a different server

I use a different server to send mail to my mailing list. I want to add an SPF record to my domain to show that the IP of the different server is authorized to send mail (as well as the default server)...
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SPF records should also be published in DNS as type SPF records

I recently set up SPF records for a domain and when I checked the records using http://www.kitterman.com/ I got an error message that stated SPF records should also be published in DNS as type SPF ...
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How to include multiple domains in an spf TXT Record

I am looking to setup a TXT spf record that has 2 included domains... individually: v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all and v=spf1 include:otherdomain.com ~all What is the proper way of combining ...
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How to format and where to put the SPF TXT record?

EDIT I think I more or less understand the syntax and, anyway, Google is giving, in the link below, the syntax needed. My question is really where to put that stuff. Should I quote every field? The ...
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What are DNS TXT records and why are they needed

I am creating a server with a primary nameserver and mutliple domains. Do i need to make TXT records for all the domain, they all have there own email, but use the mailserver from the primary. EDIT: ...
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Correct SPF Record Usage? [duplicate]

My txt entry for my domain is as follows: "v=spf1 a ip4:aspmx.googlemail.com ptr:aspmx.googlemail.com include:aspmx.googlemail.com -all" I have also tried to use ptr in addition to a. ...
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