Questions tagged [spf]
Sender Policy Framework is a standard by which the owner of a domain uses a specially formed DNS record to advertise which hosts are authorized to send email for the domain.
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SMTP server, SPF records, domainkeys
Recently we have setup a new SMTP server to send newsletters and promotional mails to our registered users. There are 5000 users who will receive newsletters on weekly basis. We are getting bounced ...
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SPF records for SMTP service
Please help me to create SPF record that will be helpful to validate my outgoing mail. Here is my server environment.
We hosted an application at one hosting provider. Though he provided mail ...
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What is the best approach for setting up a good, secure smtp server on Debian?
Which server do you recommend? (postfix?)
Which configuration for authenticating users for sending mail?
Which setups for making it inbox friendly (dkim, spf, domainkey etc)?
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Blackberry & SPF
Some users on my domain use a Blackberry for email. Should Blackberry's servers be included somehow in my SPF record?
Thank you much for any advice.
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why do i get an SPF Softfail?
I installed SPF on my LAMP server with postfix. But for some reason, I get this error
Received-SPF: softfail (mta1070.mail.re4.yahoo.com: domain of transitioning [email protected] does not ...
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Google Apps, SPF, softfail problem (validates with validation tools, but still softfails otherwise)
I guess this is probably a commonly asked and boring question but I'm really at a loss and I don't know what else to do. This might be a duplicate of other questions, but none of the solutions worked ...
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How can I add a secondary DNS server for specific record types?
My hosting provider won't support certain DNS records (SPF, long CNAMEs, etc), but I refuse to switch providers.
I have my own local DNS with a forward zone for my domain, and I'd like to use my ...
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Windows Server 2003 Enterprise - How Can I Add a SPF Record to DNS?
I'm in the DNS management console, and I can't find SPF in the new record type list.
What do I need to do to create a SPF record?
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postfix Mail filters not running behind a controlled enviornment
I have deployed a postfix(2.6.6) server for email receiving. On this I have configured SenderID + SPF milter, by referring to http://www.postfix.org/MILTER_README.html
The command that I used is as ...
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Yahoo flagging mail as spam when using relay server
I'm using Postfix to relay mail from my site to my mail server. Mail is received properly at my Gmail and Hotmail accounts - only Yahoo is the problem. The Yahoo mail headers state:
Received-SPF: ...
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Emails going into junk and spf records
our emails are being flagged as junk. I have two different webistes both with their own dedicted ip address.
sitea.com = xx.xx.xx.43
siteb.com = xx.xx.xx.44
Im using hmailserver to host our emails ...
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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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13 IP addresses, how to add them to domain SPF?
Let say I have these IP addresses on my server:
170.120.210.209 gateway
170.120.210.210 server IP
170.120.210.211
170.120.210.212
170.120.210.213
170.120.210.214
170.120.210.215
170.120.210.216
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Emails going to Junk for Hotmail recipients [duplicate]
We send daily mass emails to our customers (~30,000+ emails per day). We have problems with Hotmail users receiving our emails. Sometimes the email goes to the Junk folder, but often it will got to ...
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Failed reverse DNS and SPF only when using Thunderbird!
I have a reverse DNS and SPF records correctly setup for my mail server. Sending webmail from it works perfect.
The problem is when Thunderbird sends out emails, it is using the client's IP address ...
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Is this SPF record correct for me?
I'm completely new to Stack Overflow, so Hi!
I need to add an SPF record to my site "main.com" (not the real address) to allow an email publishing company "emailpublishers.com" (not the real address) ...
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How important is sender validation, and what matters?
When I started learning how to configure email, SPF existed but there were doubts about whether it was a good thing, and the value of offering SPF records in DNS. Now it seems that it is widely ...
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SPF include: too many IP addresses
I've hit a snag with SPF. The SPF record for my domain will contain four or five entries, plus it will contain:
include:sgizmo.com
The SPF record for sgizmo.com contains eleven entries! This, plus ...
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SPF records - what are the differences? [duplicate]
I'm trying to set up an SPF record for my domain. I've read the RFC, been to Wikipedia, openspf.org, etc. but I'm still confused.
What is the difference between 'a' and 'mx'? When do I use 'mx: ...
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Configure a SPF rule on Ubuntu
Where I can create/insert the SPF rules to allow a external server to authenticate and send e-mails using the domain name of my server running Ubuntu?
I need to insert this rule:
v=spf1 ip4:111.111....
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DNS zone file SPF configuration to support sending mail from multiple servers and gmail
I want to configure SPF on a domain to allow mail to be sent from:
the x.com website server (x.com and www.x.com - both at same IP)
its MX servers (smtp.x.com, mx.x.com, mail.x.com)
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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.
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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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SPF Setup - Sending from VPS and Google Apps
In follow up to my question here, how on earth do I setup a SPF record?!?
I understand that I have to add a TXT record to my DNS entries but what to put in that TXT entry is what's confusing me...
I ...
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E-mail duplication problem
I have taken out a hosting agreement with a well respected hosting provider for a couple of internet facing servers. We have deployed several applications to these servers which send various e-mails ...
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Email Server Validation Website
When sending emails I want my server to have DomainKeys and SPF records setup records correctly, is there a website I can email that does validation of my DomainKeys and SPF records?
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Is a soft SPF fail bad?
Received-SPF: softfail (google.com: domain of transitioning [email protected] does not designate XXX.XX.XXX.XXX as permitted sender) client-ip=XXX.XX.XXX.XXX;
Authentication-Results: mx.google.com; spf=...
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Emails are going to spam
Hey guys, I am currently running exchange 2010, I have implemented SPF record, and tried to implement dkim/domain keys using domain sink, but it doesn't seem to work. The problem I am having is that ...
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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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What are SPF records and how are they related to emails?
I changed the hosting of a website and their email is hosted with another company. There is also an SPF record for that host.
What is the function of that SPF record?
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Help with SPF and Wacky Setup
I am the new system administrator for a company who recently rebranded one of its products. We seem to be having some trouble with our messages being marked as SPAM and from the research I have done, ...
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SMTP server on Win2008, SPF ecc
I want be able to send outgoing email from my website.
I want to setup Win2008 smtp to be able to send them respecting all the spam rules.
My checklist is:
the smtp should be able to accept outgoing ...
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ClueBringer (PolicyD) user manual [closed]
Is there some user manual for ClueBringer (PolicyD) where I can learn how to setup policies, limitations and use other features. Webui looks intuitive, but policies I setup does not work.
So, any kind ...
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How can I improve my domain's DNS record?
What DNS information can I add or change to improve the DNS record for my domain name (tjrobinson.net)? I use it to host a basic website and for my email. ZoneEdit host my DNS records.
Ideas so far
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What's the difference between mx: and include: in SPF records?
I'm very new to all things DNS, yet I am trying to set up some SPF records. So far the SPF Setup Wizard has been immensely helpful, and I think I have things pretty much set; however I'd really like ...
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How to setup a SPF record to help fight SPAM
My little developer mind never really managed to understand how to do it, so maybe you can help me.
I'm using Google Apps for Domains and MyDomain as DNS external service.
Edit: Tough crowd, in ...
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Qmail & SPF - deciphering the log files
Can someone help me decipher whats going on in these log files? I've added my own comments there, but as I'm not experienced mail admin I could do with an experienced eye ;)
The bit which gets me is ...
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setting postfix internal SPF for incoming mails
I have setup a postfix mail server. I tried to setup SPF for incoming mail messages as mentioned here 'http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/focus_spam_postfix?page=0%2C1'
but i am unable to ...
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What is wrong with this SPF records?
I send emails on behalf of customer1.net from mailer.mycompany.com. We also manage bouncebacks by setting the return-path on the envelope to setting it to bouncemgmt.mycompany.coom which in this case ...
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Using multiple servers to send mails for single domain
I'd like to use multiple servers for sending mails like so:
server A: [email protected]
server B: all other addresses for domain.com.
The most important thing is the ability to send mails from server ...
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How to set up spf records to send mail from google hosted apps to gmail addresses
I'm trying to work out why email I send from one domain I own is rejected by another that I own, and while I think it may be related to how I've setup spf records, I'm not sure what steps I need to ...
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In SPF how do you authorize any server on my domains to send
I have multiple domains with multiple mailservers on each. they all send with the same return path address. so [email protected] for instance.
I want to authorize any host on my domains ( abx....
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How to make a proper SPF record(s) for a complex setup?
I have a setup with several mailing domains and one domain for the return-path and sender
So the mail header looks like:
Received: from x1.mailer1.com ( can be x1.mailer2.com, x1.mailer3.com, x1....
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SPF for various servers
Somewhat related to:
How do I configure SPF for multiple domains on a server? (also allowing gmail as a sender)
I have a MX record for my primary domain (j.com) that is my incoming and outgoing email ...
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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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Will adding a second SPF record mess up my DNS?
Will adding a second SPF record mess up my DNS, or will it be like adding an extra nameserver?
(i.e. it only helps, not hurts)
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How do I configure MailEnable on Win 2k3 to allow Google to relay SMTP through it?
We use "Google Apps for Your Domain" for email, but wish to use our old email server for sending mail. The reason being that Google Apps SMTP is blacklisted by several of our partners as being spam(!!...
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How do I configure SPF for multiple domains on a server? (also allowing gmail as a sender)
SPF (Sender Policy Framework) seems like a good way to combat spammers/spoofing.
However, despite reading the explanations several times, I'm not quite understanding how to configure it correctly.
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