I created the SPF record for our email domains using the wizard on MS sender
id description pages. I have no idea how or where to enter it in the dns
server and I could not find anything on the MS site. Can somebody give me a
hand with a step-by-step description? Thanks

In news:2D4CB695-9DB7-42F0-AE6D-CE85D6218A23@microsoft.com,
Kman <Kman@discussions.microsoft.com> stated, which I commented on below:
> I created the SPF record for our email domains using the wizard on MS
> sender id description pages. I have no idea how or where to enter it
> in the dns server and I could not find anything on the MS site. Can
> somebody give me a hand with a step-by-step description? Thanks

If your Windows 2000 DNS server is hosting your public domain name on the
internet, then the SPF will benefit and checks if the record exists for mail
services. HOwever, if you are trying to create an SPF record for your
internal private domain, it really doesn't do anything internally. That is
only beneficial externally.

Anyway, it's just a text record. Rt-click on the zone, create new, other,
choose text record and copy and paste the SPF into it.

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"Kman" <Kman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2D4CB695-9DB7-42F0-AE6D-CE85D6218A23@microsoft.com...
>I created the SPF record for our email domains using the wizard on MS
>sender
> id description pages. I have no idea how or where to enter it in the dns
> server and I could not find anything on the MS site. Can somebody give me
> a
> hand with a step-by-step description? Thanks

Microsoft does not (technically) support the actual
SPF record type but since the SPF standard specifies
that text (TXT) records can be use that is how you do
it.

Make a text record and paste the contents of your SPF
record there.

TEST THOROUGHLY before you try to use anything like
a "-all" terminator.

And if you don't use -all don't expect a lot of from SPF.

It's wimpy to use anything less restrictive. Also notice that
many SMTP server systems will NOT respect your SPF and
so you will still get (stupid) bounces from such badly
configured systems.

SPF doesn't stop spam per se; SPF makes it possible for
others to verify that ONLY YOUR servers are sending email
in your domain's name.

Not everyone checks SPF; not everyone rejects (at SMTP
time) when "-all" is given and the SPF fails.

Bounces are evil -- encourage everyone to REJECT bad
email AT SMTP TIME.

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