Email · Fix guide
DMARC is not configured
- DMARC
- Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance
- DKIM
- DomainKeys Identified Mail
- SPF
- Sender Policy Framework
The domain has no published policy for handling mail that fails aligned SPF and DKIM.
What is DMARC?
Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance joins SPF and DKIM with visible From-domain alignment. It also tells receivers how to handle failed mail and where to send aggregate reports.
What to do next
- Create a reporting mailbox or use a DMARC reporting service.
- Publish a TXT record at _dmarc using p=none and a rua address.
- Review reports before moving to quarantine or reject.
Useful links
How to verify the fix
Send an authenticated message and inspect its DMARC result, then confirm reports arrive.
When this result may be wrong
DNS caches may retain a recently added record. DMARC also depends on alignment, not merely SPF or DKIM passing.
Ready to check again?
Check a domain
Run a fresh report after DNS caches and platform changes have had time to update.