
all: mails sent from hosts not specifically allowed are not permitted to send mails. You’ll want to modify the SPF record that already exists in your DNS records and combine them like so (this is the main mistake that I made when I first configured this, and I set two SPF records which renders this void): Record Name Value TXT none v=spf1 a mx include: include: ~all. Your domain can only have a single SPF record. If you need to insert a TTL for the record, follow your other records I set the TTL to 144000.
DKIM: Create a CNAME record for k1._ with this value:. You’ll still need to create a new CNAME record. The key here is modifying the existing SPF record as your domain can only have a single SPF record. You should have access to the values for each record from the first step. Create a new CNAME and modify the existing TXT record for your domain, one at a time. You can Google “SPF record ” for more readings.) (a TXT record should exists for v=spf1 a mx include: ~all **Depending on your server, it could be either or, not as similar in the other examples. In your domain, go to the DNS Zone Editor and view the DNS records for your domain. Click View Setup Instructions to view your domain authentication (You should be verified to send, but not authenticated to send). In MailChimp, go to Account → Settings → Verified Domains. To authenticate your domain and verify MailChimp’s servers so that your mail can send reliably, you’ll need access to your domain’s DNS records and your MailChimp account: MailChimp account after being authenticated. If you find that you’re not fully authenticated, you’ll need to configure an SPF record so that your server,, is authorized to use MailChimp’s servers and safely send mail as This may seem overwhelming at first but adding the necessary DNS SPF and DKIM records for your domain is straightforward. One thing that first-time marketeers often overlook is authenticating their domain with their mailing service (MailChimp). Run a test on your emails and you’ll see how things such as broken links, image alt attributes, text-to-image ratio and missing list-unsubscriber headers can affect the delivery success of your email campaigns. There are a handful of reasons why your email campaign may be getting flagged as spam by your subscribers inbox.
Why do I get flagged as spam in the first place? In those two weeks I was able to sanitize our mailers, improve our spam assassin score to a perfect 10/10 (up from 7/10) and increase delivery rates to subscribers. I spent about two weeks redoing our transactional mailers at Nudge Rewards and, more recently, launching our Toronto Review website, d(ate).
Mailchimp verify email how to#
Over the past 3 months, I’ve gotten a pretty good understanding of how email campaigns work and how to fight spam. Set up the SPF record between your domain and MailChimp’s servers