What is an SPF record?

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An SPF record is a line in your DNS listing which servers are allowed to send email using your domain. Receiving mail servers check it, and a message from a server not on the list looks like forgery.

This is a general web-hosting explanation, not specific to Traxio.

You should have exactly one SPF record. Two SPF records on the same domain is an error that makes authentication fail altogether — if you add a sender, edit the existing record rather than creating another.

Learn more

  • How to set up an SPF recordCreate or correct your domain’s SPF record: the syntax, examples for Traxio and external services, the one-record rule and the 10-lookup limit.
  • SPF, DKIM and DMARC explainedWhat SPF, DKIM and DMARC each do, how they work together, and the order to set them up so your email reaches inboxes.

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