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Set up SPF & DKIM on your HostMonster provider

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Moosend Support Team

It is very important to set up SPF and DKIM correctly as it improves the deliverability of your campaigns. First, you must make sure you know where to find the required SPF and DKIM information inside your account in our platform then set up SPF and DKIM on your provider.

Usually, it takes 30 minutes for newly created records to take effect. Also, we recommend that you have checked the validity of your SPF and DKIM records.

Warning: Do not create two SPF records because this makes your SPF invalid. If you already have an existing SPF record, edit it instead of creating a new one.

A. Set up SPF

To set up SPF for HostMonster:

  1. Log in to your HostMonster control panel.
  2. Navigate to the Domains menu and click the Zone Editor sub menu.
  3. From the drop-down menu, select your domain.
  4. To remove an existing record, scroll down to find it in the TXT record section to find it and click Delete.
  5. To add a new record, enter the following information under Add DNS Record:
    • Name: locate the SPF TXT record of your sender and enter the TXT record name. Example SPF TXT record name for your HostMonster provider: mydomain.com
    • TTL: 14400
    • Type: TXT
    • TXT value: locate the locate the SPF TXT record and enter the TXT record value. Example SPF TXT record value for your HostMonster provider:
       
      v=spf1 include:spfa.mailendo.com ~all
  6. Click Add record. 

B. Set up DKIM

To set up DKIM for HostMonster:

  1. Log in to your HostMonster control panel.
  2. Navigate to the Domains menu and click the Zone Editor sub menu.
  3. From the drop-down menu, select your domain.
  4. To remove an existing record, scroll down to find it in the TXT record section to find it and click Delete.
  5. To add a new record, enter the following information under Add DNS Record:
    • Name: locate the DKIM record of your sender and enter the TXT record name. Example DKIM TXT record name for your HostMonster provider:
       
      ms._domainkey.mydomain.com
    • TTL: 14400
    • Type: TXT
    • TXT value: locate the DKIM record and enter the TXT record value. Example DKIM TXT record value for your HostMonster provider:
       
      k=rsa; p=MIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADvOasfEIjT4S15emucwZhxKaWgikEeI7zzyj11l3owcIz3nZWAcuEhDxSCWYeapkj4G6WuV38WhRTxD5rXA0GQysBn+1w2FiVV0KDBHb8VLB13y8jU0SX/IiM7h0zilACnN6qzMvbG/6Z5x/ja/AB5Gc1vQrgF9ztt2/QAAAQAB
  6. Click Add record.