Adding New Source to SPF Records

To manually add a new source to your SPF record:

  1. On the SPF Management page, click the domain to which you need to add a source.
  2. Click Insert Source next to the Instructions at the top of the page.
  3. In the pop-up that appears, select the mechanism from the Mechanism list.

    • ip4: Matches specified IPV4 or IPV6 addresses

    • ip6: Matches specified IPV4 or IPV6 addresses

    • include: Use SPF rules from another domain

    • a: Matches domain's A or AAAA records

    • mx: Matches domain's MX records

    • exists: Matches if a DNS query returns a result

  4. In the Value field, enter the value relevant to the selected Mechanism.

    Examples of Value for different Mechanisms:

    • ip4:

      • Single IP: 192.0.2.1

      • Subnet: 192.0.2.1/16

    • ip6:

      • Single IP: 2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334

      • Subnet: 2001:db8::/32

    • include: _spf.example.com

    • a: Specify a domain or leave it blank

    • mx: Specify a domain or leave it blank

    • exists: %{i}._spf.example.com

  5. In the Notes field, enter the description as required.
  6. Click OK.
  7. To add a new source to your SPF record from a list of known sources:
  8. On the SPF Management page, click the domain to which you need to add a source.
  9. Click Add Source from List next to the Instructions at the top of the page.
  10. In the Source section, select the required source and click OK.
Note:

If you add a source from a predefined list (for example, Atlassian) or add a domain/subdomain, the system automatically updates the DNS records every few minutes or hours.

For example, if you add an IP address to a subdomain, the system automatically updates it through the SPF management mechanism.