TXT record

A DNS record (glossary)DNS record One entry in a DNS zone, made of a name, a type, a TTL and data. Full definition of DNS record that holds free text. It is widely used to prove control of a domain to a service and to publish email security settings such as SPF (glossary)SPF Sender Policy Framework A DNS record listing the servers allowed to send email for a domain. Full definition of SPF and DMARC (glossary)DMARC Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance A DNS-published policy telling mail receivers how to treat email that fails authentication. Full definition of DMARC, which help stop others from sending email that pretends to come from the domain.