SPF records are supported, they just aren't enabled by default. I might re-think this position...but I'm afraid misconfiguration can lead to more problems than having no records. But at some point having no SPF record will guarantee that some hosts will refuse mail from the system, so I guess we need to take our lumps and get SPF understood now rather than later. ;-)
Anyway, turning it on is easy:
[ol]
[] Click on Server Templates [/]
[] Select one of your templates (if you only use Default Settings, click it) [/]
[*] Scroll down to the BIND section and set the following:
[list]
[*]<b>Add SPF DNS record?</b> Yes, with server's IP address[/*]
[*]<b>Additional SPF IPs and hostnames</b> Blank, unless you will be sending mail for claiming to be from your domains from another system [/*]
[*]<b>Does SPF record cover all senders?</b> Yes [/*]
[/list]
[/*]
[] Save it [/]
[/ol]
Now, all of your new domains will have SPF records.
Also worth noting in this discussion, there is a new feature that might not be in the software repository yet but will be later today that allows you to apply changes to a template to existing domains. This feature should be used with caution, and only by folks who exclusively configure domains using templates--if you make changes to anything covered by the templates after domain creation, this new feature could undo that change...But, if you exclusively design all of your domains with templates, it is extremely powerful (and simple to use).
I think we will probably make SPF the default from EA2 on-ward. The more I think about it, the more clear it is that not enabling it is more likely to cause long-term hassle than enabling it with incorrect configuration--misconfiguration is a one-time problem, and once solved will never been a problem again.
HOTMAIL and YAHOO are blocking mail from domains without SPF, so standardizing this setting (it still isn't ON by default) should be seriously considered.
hey guys i'm brand new at vmin.. i'm a desinger and thats about it .. very green with a lot of stuff.. anyways a couple of my clients want to use there ipads and iphones for email .. i'm not sure exactly where to copy the code and what exactly the code is .. i go to my domain on vmin then system settings then server templates, then i went to BIND DNS domain and so which box i copy the code into i duno and also exactly what i need to copy.. please help :)
Re: spf records
Hey Bryan,
SPF records are supported, they just aren't enabled by default. I might re-think this position...but I'm afraid misconfiguration can lead to more problems than having no records. But at some point having no SPF record will guarantee that some hosts will refuse mail from the system, so I guess we need to take our lumps and get SPF understood now rather than later. ;-)
Anyway, turning it on is easy:
[ol]
[] Click on Server Templates [/]
[] Select one of your templates (if you only use Default Settings, click it) [/]
[*] Scroll down to the BIND section and set the following: [list]
[/list]
[/*]
[] Save it [/]
[/ol]
Now, all of your new domains will have SPF records.
Also worth noting in this discussion, there is a new feature that might not be in the software repository yet but will be later today that allows you to apply changes to a template to existing domains. This feature should be used with caution, and only by folks who exclusively configure domains using templates--if you make changes to anything covered by the templates after domain creation, this new feature could undo that change...But, if you exclusively design all of your domains with templates, it is extremely powerful (and simple to use).
I think we will probably make SPF the default from EA2 on-ward. The more I think about it, the more clear it is that not enabling it is more likely to cause long-term hassle than enabling it with incorrect configuration--misconfiguration is a one-time problem, and once solved will never been a problem again.
Re: spf records
HOTMAIL and YAHOO are blocking mail from domains without SPF, so standardizing this setting (it still isn't ON by default) should be seriously considered.
HELP :D
hey guys i'm brand new at vmin.. i'm a desinger and thats about it .. very green with a lot of stuff.. anyways a couple of my clients want to use there ipads and iphones for email .. i'm not sure exactly where to copy the code and what exactly the code is .. i go to my domain on vmin then system settings then server templates, then i went to BIND DNS domain and so which box i copy the code into i duno and also exactly what i need to copy.. please help :)