Changing SPF (Sender Policy Framework) record for Google Apps
- by bobo
My boss asked me to set up Google Apps for a client and basically I have done everything including setting up MX records in DirectAdmin and re-creating the email accounts in Google Apps.
I also sent a few test emails to ensure that it actually works and it seems fine.
But then I discovered this article talking about changing the SPF record for the domain.
http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?answer=178723
After reading the introduction I think it would be better for me to change the SPF record according to this article.
So I logged in to the DirectAdmin and navigated to the DNS management, and then I found that there's already a TXT SPF record there:
v=spf1 a mx a:spf.cabin.com.hk include:gmail.com -all
And it looks like it's already including gmail.com, but according to the article it should be:
_spf.google.com
rather than:
gmail.com
I dare not to change it before I understand what this record actually means.
What would you do with this record if you were me?
