Step 4 of 7 · DMARC for a Small Domain
Publish, wait, then send a test to a Gmail you own
Publish, wait, then send a test to a Gmail you own — step 4 of 7 in DMARC for a Small Domain. Add the TXT or CNAME exactly. Quotes: some panels want the value without wrapping quotes; some add them.
Free tech & internet tip: Publish, wait, then send a test to a Gmail you own (step 4 of 7 from "DMARC for a Small Domain").
Add the TXT or CNAME exactly. Quotes: some panels want the value without wrapping quotes; some add them. After DNS propagates (5–30 minutes, sometimes longer), send a message to a personal Gmail. Open original / show original. Look for DKIM: pass and SPF: pass.
If DKIM fails, the selector name is wrong or the key is truncated. TXT records have a 255-character chunk limit — long keys split into quoted strings. Cloudflare usually handles this if you paste the full key.
Pro tip: Do not enable DMARC until a real message shows SPF pass and DKIM pass in the raw headers.
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