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Thread ID: 149692	2021-03-29 15:57:00	Combining SPF records for domain	Mike (15)	Press F1

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1475940	2021-03-29 15:57:00	I have a domain name that I send all my emails through, however I received a bounce message last week telling me my email was blocked (sending to a NZ .govt email) by the receiving mail server due to invalid SPF records on my domain. I did a bit of digging and discovered that a) my domain somehow has 2 SPF records and b) this can render the SPF invalid as mail servers will tend to ignore BOTH :) So I think I understand how to combine them, but what I don't understand is how to use the "all" at the end. One of the records has "~all" (a soft fail) and one has "-all" (a fail). If I combine them, which should I use? Or should I be using "+all" instead? My current SPF records: v=spf1 +a +mx +ip4:<ip address 1> +ip4:<ip address 2> -all v=spf1 include:hotmail.com ~all I'd appreciate any help on this :) Thanks, Mike.	Mike (15)
1475941	2021-03-29 20:41:00	I suggest you find out what the preferred settings are from your mail provider to determine if you should use ~all or -all ~all is less restrictive than -all For -all if the domain doesn't match it will block the email and for ~all it will likely let it in but you may find it in the Spam folder. You could try using ?all - this is kind of a "neutral" outcome and "should" allow anything other than obvious spam through.	chiefnz (545)
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