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Mar 16, 2009, 10:01 PM
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Very helpful. Thank you, Andrew
Edi Mitrea wrote:
> Andrew Slayman wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm trying to figure out the correct SPF string for several domains I
>> run. I've filled out the self-service form on the web site, but I'm
>> not sure the result is really what I want. May I run it by you all?
>>
>> The situation is as follows:
>> --My domain is slayman.com, with dedicated IP 69.89.26.91
>> --Web & inbound mail for slayman.com are hosted on
>> box133.bluehost.com, with IP 69.89.22.133
>> --Outbound mail is sent via one of several outbound mail servers,
>> with names like outbound-mail-190.bluehost.com (IP 67.222.38.60).
>>
>> Typical headers are as follows, with extraneous bits removed:
>> Received: from 67.222.38.60 (HELO outbound-mail-190.bluehost.com)
>> (67.22.38.60) by .....
>> Received: from unknown (HELO box133.bluehost.com) (69.89.22.133) by
>> backupproxy1.bluehost.com with SMTP; ...
>> Received: from [69.89.26.91] (helo=[127.0.0.1]) by
>> box133.bluehost.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.69)
>> (envelope-from <info [at] slayman>) id...
>>
>> The self-service form generated the following:
>> v=spf1 ip4:67.222.38.60 ip4:69.89.22.133 a
>> a:outbound-mail-190.bluehost.com include:bluehost.com ?all
>>
>> I note that the IP for slayman.com is not listed in the SPF record.
>> Is that correct?
>>
>> Also, my host uses a number of outbound mail servers, and I only
>> listed one on the form. How do I designate multiple outbound mail
>> servers?
>>
>> Other than that, is the string above what I need?
>>
>> Many thanks,
>> Andrew Slayman
>>
>>
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> you can assign as many outbound servers as you want. first of all you
> should include your public ip for domain slayman.com and it will be
> enough:
>
> v=spf1 ip4:69.89.26.91/32 ip4:69.89.22.133/32 a mx a:slayman.com
> mx:slayman.com a:bluehost.com ~all
>
> as far as outbound-mail-<ip>.bluehost.com i think it is best to put
> "a:bluehost.com" because are generated dynamically or have reverse
> zone defined.
>
> hope that helps :-P
>
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