Difference between revisions of "DMARC record"
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DMARC requires both the SPF and DKIM to be present in order to work. | DMARC requires both the SPF and DKIM to be present in order to work. | ||
| − | == SPF == | + | == SPF - Sender Policy Framework == |
| + | Anything that contains the word "framework" is typically crap. Here's more crap we're stuck with. | ||
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| + | SPF allows administrators to specify which hosts are allowed to send email from a given domain by creating a specific DNS SPF record in the public DNS. | ||
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| + | Mail Exchanger (MX records) then uses the DNS to check that mail from a given domain is being sent by a host sanctioned by that domain's administrators. | ||
== DKIM == | == DKIM == | ||
Revision as of 15:29, 31 May 2016
DMARC is a system that adds some rules for DKIM and SPF, so remote servers have a better idea of what your intention is for messages that fail those 2 systems.
DMARC requires both the SPF and DKIM to be present in order to work.
SPF - Sender Policy Framework
Anything that contains the word "framework" is typically crap. Here's more crap we're stuck with.
SPF allows administrators to specify which hosts are allowed to send email from a given domain by creating a specific DNS SPF record in the public DNS.
Mail Exchanger (MX records) then uses the DNS to check that mail from a given domain is being sent by a host sanctioned by that domain's administrators.
DKIM
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To add a DMARC record, go to your domain's DNS Management,
