SPF Record
SPF Record (Sender Policy Framework) is necessary in your domain’s DNS server for many practical reasons. For example, the Gmail.com email service requires the use of an SPF record to ensure that emails sent from your domain address are not classified as spam or rejected otherwise.
The Sender Policy Framework helps protect your domain from spoofing fraud and prevents emails sent from Avaruus.net’s network (e.g., from Webmail or the SMTP server) from being marked as spam. If an SPF record is not used, the receiving email service is more likely to mark the email you send as spam. However, if an SPF record is used, the receiving email service can verify (to a limited extent) that the email is coming from a trusted server – not from a spammer’s server.
The SPF record must be added as a TXT record to your domain’s DNS server.
Log in to your Oma Avaruus customer page.
Go to Domains (from the left-hand menu).
Select your domain and Management.
Select the Zone Records tab.
Select the Add New Record button.
From the dropdown menu, select TXT as the type.
Leave the first field blank (so it remains just your domain name). Enter the SPF record value in the Content field and save. If you don’t
know what value should be in the content, read on further.
The value of the record is, for example, the following:
v=spf1 include:_spf.avaruus.net ~all
If you are not using any other external email servers, the above record is sufficient. This record includes Avaruus.net Webmail, SMTP server, and web servers in the authorized sender list.
The record defines the email servers that can send emails on your domain. It is therefore very important that the SPF record value is formed correctly.
Please note that if you use other email services, such as marketing list services or other third-party services for sending emails, you need to add those servers/networks to the record. In this case, you must follow the instructions of those services and apply them when forming the SPF record.
For example, if your domain has an email user who wants to use his own Internet provider’s connection service, for example, DNA Internet, for
sending emails, you must modify the record as follows:
v=spf1 include:_spf.avaruus.net include:_spf.dnainternet.net ~all
Below are some examples of possible SPF records (for users of Elisa and DNA Internet). Note that only one SPF record is allowed per domain, so if emails are sent from multiple sources, combine all sources into one record.
Avaruus.net + Elisa
v=spf1 include:_spf.avaruus.net a:smtp.kolumbus.fi ~all
Avaruus.net + DNA Internet
v=spf1 include:_spf.avaruus.net include:_spf.dnainternet.net ~all
Avaruus.net + Telia/Fjordmail
v=spf1 include:_spf.avaruus.net include:_spf1.inet.fi ~all
Avaruus.net + Google
v=spf1 include:_spf.avaruus.net include:_spf.google.com ~all
The Sender Policy Framework helps protect your domain from spoofing fraud and prevents emails sent from Avaruus.net’s network (e.g., from Webmail or the SMTP server) from being marked as spam. If an SPF record is not used, the receiving email service is more likely to mark the email you send as spam. However, if an SPF record is used, the receiving email service can verify (to a limited extent) that the email is coming from a trusted server – not from a spammer’s server.
The SPF record must be added as a TXT record to your domain’s DNS server.
Log in to your Oma Avaruus customer page.
Go to Domains (from the left-hand menu).
Select your domain and Management.
Select the Zone Records tab.
Select the Add New Record button.
From the dropdown menu, select TXT as the type.
Leave the first field blank (so it remains just your domain name). Enter the SPF record value in the Content field and save. If you don’t
know what value should be in the content, read on further.
The value of the record is, for example, the following:
v=spf1 include:_spf.avaruus.net ~all
If you are not using any other external email servers, the above record is sufficient. This record includes Avaruus.net Webmail, SMTP server, and web servers in the authorized sender list.
The record defines the email servers that can send emails on your domain. It is therefore very important that the SPF record value is formed correctly.
Please note that if you use other email services, such as marketing list services or other third-party services for sending emails, you need to add those servers/networks to the record. In this case, you must follow the instructions of those services and apply them when forming the SPF record.
For example, if your domain has an email user who wants to use his own Internet provider’s connection service, for example, DNA Internet, for
sending emails, you must modify the record as follows:
v=spf1 include:_spf.avaruus.net include:_spf.dnainternet.net ~all
Examples of Possible SPF Records
Below are some examples of possible SPF records (for users of Elisa and DNA Internet). Note that only one SPF record is allowed per domain, so if emails are sent from multiple sources, combine all sources into one record.
Avaruus.net + Elisa
v=spf1 include:_spf.avaruus.net a:smtp.kolumbus.fi ~all
Avaruus.net + DNA Internet
v=spf1 include:_spf.avaruus.net include:_spf.dnainternet.net ~all
Avaruus.net + Telia/Fjordmail
v=spf1 include:_spf.avaruus.net include:_spf1.inet.fi ~all
Avaruus.net + Google
v=spf1 include:_spf.avaruus.net include:_spf.google.com ~all
Updated on: 13/06/2025
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