Need help with SPF record

[Gilbert T. Gutierrez, Jr.]

SPF records.....

They can be listed as TXT records or SPF records.... An example with BIND

TXT     "v=spf1 mx ip4:6.7.8.0/24 mx:mailsvr.abc.com ip4:3.4.5.0/24 ~all"
SPF     "v=spf1 mx ip4:6.7.8.0/24 mx:mailsvr.abc.com ip4:3.4.5.0/24 ~all"

Some servers request a txt record, other a spf record. The above record 
says the mail server mailsvr.abc.com and all ips in the blocks 
6.7.8.0/24 and 3.4.5.0/24 are permitted senders. The ~all allows for a 
soft fail.

What do you need the SPF record to say?

Gilbert

On 5/9/2014 1:54 PM, techlists at phpcoderusa.com wrote:
>
> Thank you for your feedback, however I am not sure what you are 
> telling me.
>
> On 2014-05-09 13:17, Mike Ballon wrote:
>> I probably won't check email again today or even tomorrow, all I can
>> really over is how to obtain the info since I'm not sure what the
>> issue is.
>>
>> $ dig @8.8.8.8 [2] apple.com [3] txt
>>
>> ; <<>> DiG 9.8.3-P1 <<>> @8.8.8.8 [2] apple.com [3] txt
>>
>> ; (1 server found)
>>
>> ;; global options: +cmd
>>
>> ;; Got answer:
>>
>> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 47739
>>
>> ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
>>
>> ;; QUESTION SECTION:
>>
>> ;apple.com [3]. IN TXT
>>
>> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
>>
>> apple.com [3]. 282 IN TXT "v=spf1 ip4:17.0.0.0/8 [4] ~all"
>>
>> ;; Query time: 30 msec
>>
>> ;; SERVER: 8.8.8.8#53(8.8.8.8)
>>
>> ;; WHEN: Fri May  9 16:16:32 2014
>>
>> ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 66
>>
>> On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 11:02 AM, <techlists at phpcoderusa.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi, I need to find a DNS and SPF expert to help work through an SPF
>>> issue.  The data center owner says one thing and the newsletter
>>> management company says another.  We need to resolve this issue
>>> once and for all.
>>>
>>> If this is you or if you can recommend someone that would be
>>> great!!
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> Keith
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>> Links:
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>> [1] http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
>> [2] http://8.8.8.8
>> [3] http://apple.com
>> [4] http://17.0.0.0/8
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