Sender Policy Framework
SPF is an email authentication method used to specify which email servers are allowed to send emails on behalf of a domain. This serves as a layer of security for your email sending, where the receiving email server can validate whether or not the sending email server has been added to the domain's list of authorized senders. In case SPF is not set up, emails may be rejected by the recipients, marked as spam or directed to the junk folder.
Example:
If you have the domain “example.no”, for instance, and are using RecMan to send emails, by setting up SPF for RecMan’s email server, you make sure your recipients are easily able to verify that you have authorized RecMan as an authorized sender for your domain. If you want more thorough information about what SPF is, please take a look here: https://www.dmarcanalyzer.com/spf/.
To set up SPF in RecMan, our IP addresses must be added to your domain. Usually, this is done by logging in to the domain as an administrator and accessing the DNS settings or by consulting your domain provider for instructions.
The SPF containing our IP addresses
Give this to your domain provider: v=spf1 include:spf.recman.io
In the system settings, we have made a tester that makes it possible for you to check if your SPF is working correctly.
To test your SPF record easily:
- Press Add.
- Enter your domain in the Domain field.
- Press the green Add.
Then, the record will be added, and you can see its status.
It may take a few minutes for you to add it to the status that shows up the first time, as it needs to be scanned first.
If it works, it will look like this (Click on it in the system to get additional details):
A working SPF record.
If it does not work, it will look like this (Click on it in the system to get additional details):
A not working SPF record.