SPF FAQs

If I point SPF to Valimail, will that cause mail delivery problems?
Pointing SPF to Valimail is perfectly safe and it will not cause any deliverability issues if your domain is at DMARC policy p=None. Pointing SPF to Val...
Thu, 23 Mar, 2023 at 10:49 AM
I pointed SPF to Valimail, but it's not reflecting that in the platform. Why is that?
Sometimes after you point SPF to Valimail you might see in the Configuration page that this is not reflected there. This can happen due to multiple thin...
Thu, 23 Mar, 2023 at 3:46 PM
I added a service/IP to the Enabled Senders/Netblocks list and the emails are still failing. Why is that?
Adding a sending service or IP to your SPF in the platform, will not guarantee that email will pass DMARC with SPF for your domain. That only takes care of...
Thu, 23 Mar, 2023 at 3:53 PM
How does the Valimail SPF Macro actually work?
Pointing SPF to Valimail will basically allows you to leverage our patented instant SPF technology. That is why performing this step is a very important par...
Thu, 23 Mar, 2023 at 4:02 PM
I noticed that some services we use are missing from your Enabled Senders list. Is it safe to point SPF to Valimail now?
We typically do not do a direct mirror of the SPF record, nor do we encourage this as a practice. Our SPF approach is a service based approach, which trans...
Thu, 23 Mar, 2023 at 4:04 PM
I have enabled that service in the SPF on my domain. Why do I see emails from it that are passing with DMARC Override?
When an email has the Override policy applied to it, that email is not considering as passing DMARC, unless it passes with either SPF or DKIM. The Override ...
Thu, 23 Mar, 2023 at 4:07 PM
My SPF record has the hardfail enabled. Why is Valimail's SPF record ending with a softfail? How will this affect our SPF response?
Every SPF record includes the “all” mechanism, which serves as a default match for anything not listed in the SPF record. The “all” mechanism is expressed w...
Thu, 23 Mar, 2023 at 4:09 PM
In what instance would we add a Netblock to the list?
Normally, there are 2 scenarios when you need to add an IP in the Netblocks section on your domain: 1. If you have an internal IP that is sending emails...
Thu, 23 Mar, 2023 at 4:11 PM
How can I tell if an email is passing SPF?
The best and simplest way to see if an email is passing SPF for your domain is to check a certain detail in the full email header. You will need to look...
Thu, 23 Mar, 2023 at 4:12 PM
What is SPF flattening?
It is very common for organizations, when constructing or modifying their SPF record, to run up against the 10 DNS lookup limit. This limitation restricts t...
Thu, 23 Mar, 2023 at 4:17 PM