how to check if spf record is set

[Zbigniew Szalbot]

Hello,

Fraser Tweedale:

> On Mon, Jun 02, 2008 at 04:34:47PM -0500, Paul Schmehl wrote:
>> --On Tuesday, June 03, 2008 01:09:57 +0400 Yuri Pankov <yuri.pankov at gmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> > Zbigniew Szalbot wrote:
>> >> Hello,
>> >>
>> >> Pardon my lack of knowledge but how can one check if SPF record is
>> >> correctly set using standard UNIX tools?
>> >> dig? host?
>> >>
>> >> $ man dig |grep spf
>> >> $ man host |grep spf
>> >>
>> >> yield nothing. Many thanks!
>> >>
>> >
>> > SPF uses TXT record, so a simple `host -t txt yourdomain.com` should do the
>> > trick.
>> >
>> >
>> > HTH,
>> > Yuri
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>> 
>> Or "#dig -t TXT domain.tld" will do the same thing.
>> 
>> -- 
>> Paul Schmehl
>> As if it wasn't already obvious,
>> my opinions are my own and not
>> those of my employer.
>> 
> 
> You don't even need the -t flag.  `dig TXT host` will do the trick... and let's not forget about the newer, dedicated SPF record type; to query that, use `dig SPF host`.


Big thank you to everyone who has responded!

At least now I know that the domain's SPF record is not set correctly, 
contrary to what the admin told me.

$ dig TXT slowo.pl
;; ANSWER SECTION:
slowo.pl.               16802   IN      TXT     "Slowo Dnia"

I appreciate your help! Thanks!

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