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## What Is an SPF Record Lookup?

**An SPF record lookup queries DNS for the Sender Policy Framework TXT record published at a domain's apex.** The record declares which IP addresses, servers, and third-party services are authorized to send email on behalf of that domain. Receiving mail servers perform this lookup during every inbound SMTP transaction to verify the sender's identity.

This tool goes beyond a simple DNS query - it recursively expands every `include`, `redirect`, and nested mechanism, counts the total DNS lookups against the [RFC 7208](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7208) limit of 10, and flags any syntax errors, void lookups, or deprecated mechanisms.

## Monitor your SPF and DMARC health

DMARC Report monitors SPF, DKIM, and DMARC across all your domains. See authentication results and move toward enforcement.

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## Quick and Reliable

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DG

Dave G.

Owner

5/5

### "DMARC Report has been invaluable in fixing email deliverability issues for our clients"

DMARC Report dashboard allows us to see easily what is compliant and what isn't compliant so we can quickly fix issues.

9/27/2022Verified on G2

AL

Antoine L.

5/5

### "Incredible Service for an affordable price"

The software is easy to use and has also an entry friendly free plan up to 1,000 mails per month.

9/12/2023Verified on G2

ZK

Zunaid K.

Director

5/5

### "Essential tool for email delivery"

This tool helps us to implement DMARC reporting for our domains in an easy to use manner.

8/8/2024Verified on G2

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