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Windows Server DNS Configuration

In order to take advantage of Valimail's automated, self-serve DMARC configuration and management capabilities, you'll have to make a few updates to your domain's DNS. Please follow these steps to create and delegate your DMARC, SPF, and DKIM records in your Windows Server DNS.
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DMARC

You will need to add a DMARC NameServer (NS) record to your DNS zone to manage a domain’s DMARC policy within the Valimail system.

Make sure there is not a _dmarc records in the domain. If there are remove them.

1. Right Click on domain and select 'New Delegation'

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2. Click ‘Next’

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2. Add _dmarc as the Delegated domain and click ‘Next’

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3. Click Add on Name Server Page

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4. Add ns.vali.email to the Server FQDN and do not click ‘Resolve’, just click ‘OK’

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5. Click ‘Next’

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6. Click ‘Finish’

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You have now delegated DMARC to Valimail
This is how it should look
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SPF

1. If you currently do not have an SPF record right-click and select 'Other New Records'. If you already have a TXT record or SPF record for your domain please skip to #3.

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2. Select 'Text (TXT)' as the record type

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3. Add the Valimail SPF Macro to your text record. If you already have a TXT record add it on a new line. If you have an SPF record replace it with the Valiamil SPF Macro.

include:%{i}._ip.%{h}._ehlo.%{d}._spf.vali.email ~all

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DKIM

Make sure there are no records that contain _domainkey in the folder with the same name. If there are, they need to be removed before following the steps below. Before deleting the _domainkey records, make sure that they are all published in Valimail.

1. Right Click on domain and select 'New Delegation'

2. Click ‘Next’

2. Add _domainkey as the Delegated domain and click ‘Next’

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3. Click Add on Name Server Page

4. Add ns.vali.email to the Server FQDN and do not click ‘Resolve’, just click ‘OK’

5. Click ‘Next’

6. Click ‘Finish’

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