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Directadmin combine / merge spf records

We have these two TXT records running in our Directadmin DNS for the same domain name.

v=spf1 +a +mx -all
v=spf1 +a +mx2 -all

I am asked to merge them to have a single TXT record for both mx and mx2.

With everything I've tried so far, the system says 'invalid name'.

Does anyone know how to do this for Directadmin?

Solution

  • A literal mx2 is not a valid value to include in SPF, but if you mean that you want to include an additional mail server, you don't need to do it since the existing mx value will match any mx record for the current domain - i.e. that all mail exchangers for the domain are also allowed to send.

    Also, the + chars you have are not necessary - + is the default action.

    Overall, I expect your merged result would simply be:

    v=spf1 a mx -all

    Please comment if that's not what you meant, and clarify your question.