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Set Up SPF Records - DNSimple Help

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  1. Verifying your SPF record “After setting up your SPF record, verify it is working correctly.” Troubleshooting

    In Email authentication testing

  2. SPF (Sender Policy Framework) helps prevent unauthorized individuals from sending emails on your domain’s behalf by specifying which hosts are authorized to send email from your domain. “The record contains a list of IP addresses and/or hostnames that are permitted to send email from your domain.” Note

    In SPF records

  3. Warning “As of August 11th, 2025, SPF records defined using the dedicated SPF RR (Resource Record type 99) are no longer supported by major email providers and DNS services.” Steps to set up SPF

    In SPF records

  4. Warning “All SPF records must now be defined using the TXT record type.” Steps to set up SPF

    In SPF records

  5. Note “For comprehensive email security, you should also set up DKIM and DMARC.” Warning

    In SPF records

  6. Note “Together, these protocols help protect your domain from spoofing and improve email deliverability.” Warning

    In SPF records