What is SPF?

Sender Policy Framework (SPF) is an email authentication protocol that allows a domain owner to specify which email servers he will use to send email from this domain.

An SPF-protected domain is less attractive to phishers and is, therefore, less likely to be blacklisted by SPAM filters, ensuring the delivery of legitimate email from that domain.

As it is for DKIM, for now, configuring SPF is an additional element that reduces the risk of your email being classified as SPAM. 

However, it is likely to soon become a standard requirement.

The best action to be taken, then, is to proactively configure SPF even before it is required; thus reducing the risk of your email not being delivered.

First, you need to access your account on your server. So, to properly configure SPF for your domain, you must add the following DNS record:

Type: TXT
Name: include: _spf.edrone.me.
TTL: 14400

IMPORTANT NOTE: 

a) If your domain already has an SPF record, you don't need to add an extra TXT record. The existing TXT entry can contain several separate indications with spaces. It is only necessary to modify the existing entry by adding before the symbol "~ all" the entry “include: _spf.edrone.me.”; 

b) If your domain already has an SPF record for edrone as "include: _spf.emaillabs.net.pl", please, replace it with “include: _spf.edrone.me.”.

If your SPF is configured correctly, you should see the following message:

Additional reading: DKIM - Everything You Need to Know 

Need more help?

If you have any further questions about SPF records, please do not hesitate to contact us at hello@edrone.me