Re: **SPF problems detected ** Re: Sending Bulk Mail - Own SMTP mail server on VPS vs 3rd Party Mail Service

Recieved-SPF: permerror (darrenwurf.com: Unknown mechanism type 'aaaa' in 'v=spf1' record) receiver=luv.asn.au; identity=mailfrom; envelope-from="darren@darrenwurf.com"; helo=mail.darrenwurf.com; client-ip=43.229.63.47 https://vamsoft.com/support/tools/spf-policy-tester 46.4.124.163 darren@darrenwurf.com PARAMETERS DNS server: 8.8.8.8 (Google Public DNS) Evaluation time limit: 20 seconds (default, see RFC7208 Section 4.6.4) Maximum number of void DNS lookups: 2 (default, see RFC7208 Section 4.6.4) Standards compliance: RFC7208 (April 2014) Test is queued, please wait... +0 msSPF check starting. IP: 46.4.124.163 Sender: darren@darrenwurf.com Domain: darrenwurf.com EHLO/HELO domain: +0 msRetrieving DNS TXT record for "darrenwurf.com". +37 msTXT record found. Line #1: "v=spf1 mx mx:darrenwurf.com mx:secure.darrenwurf.com mx:smtp.darrenwurf.com a:darrenwurf.com a:docker4.darrenwurf.com aaaa:darrenwurf.com -all" +0 msStarting SPF policy evaluation. Policy: "v=spf1 mx mx:darrenwurf.com mx:secure.darrenwurf.com mx:smtp.darrenwurf.com a:darrenwurf.com a:docker4.darrenwurf.com aaaa:darrenwurf.com -all" +1 msSyntax error in the SPF policy. Returning SPF "permerror". Domain: darrenwurf.com At character: 119 Length: 19 Token: "aaaa:darrenwurf.com" Error: Unknown term "aaaa". +0 msFinished SPF policy evaluation. DNS limits status: DNS terms 0 of 10 allowed. Void lookups 0 of 2 allowed. See RFC7208 Section 4.6.4. +0 msThere was an error during the policy evaluation. Error message: "Syntax error in SPF policy for "darrenwurf.com" at character 119: Unknown term "aaaa"." +0 msPolicy evaluation finished with SPF "permerror". TEST SUMMARY The evaluation completed in 38 ms, with 2 errors and 0 warning. Result: SPF permerror Permanent error. Fixing the problem requires intervention of the policy publisher. Error message: "Syntax error in SPF policy for "darrenwurf.com" at character 119: Unknown term "aaaa"."

On 24/09/17 13:46, Andrew McGlashan via luv-main wrote:
Recieved-SPF: permerror (darrenwurf.com: Unknown mechanism type 'aaaa' in 'v=spf1' record)
#snip# Thanks Andrew, I appreciate the heads up. I've tidied up this DNS entry and all looks good now. Cheers, Darren

Hi Darren, On 24/09/17 22:05, Darren Wurf via luv-main wrote:
On 24/09/17 13:46, Andrew McGlashan via luv-main wrote:
Recieved-SPF: permerror (darrenwurf.com: Unknown mechanism type 'aaaa' in 'v=spf1' record)
#snip#
Thanks Andrew, I appreciate the heads up. I've tidied up this DNS entry and all looks good now.
Excellent, you are most welcome; glad you've got it sorted. Kind Regards AndrewM
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