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[Master Merlin]

Greetings,

I was unable to find a decent tutorial to setup the following:
-Domain Keys
- DKIM
- SPF records

So I wonder does anybody know any good (VERIFIED - i.e. you tested it) tutorials to setup these three?

Best Regards,
Merlin

[MikeDVB]

Are you using a control panel or no?

If you are using cPanel you can set it up via "Email Authentication" in the cPanel of the particular account.

[Master Merlin]

I am using cPanel, but I would still need some help ... what to .. what should I click ... and so on .

[Jedito]

Are you sending emails only through the server on where the domain is hosted? if yes, leaving the default setting for the SPF records of cpanel should be OK; for the Key you don't have to do anything indeed.

[Master Merlin]

Ha? I don't think that's a step to step guide. And sorry SPF is NOT installed by default neither is DKIM or Domain Keys. I was asking how can I set it up in cPanel/WHM...

Thanks for the try ... anyway

[tulaweb]

Originally Posted by Master Merlin

I was asking how can I set it up in cPanel/WHM...

Are you running you DNS through cPanel as well?

[Jedito]

Originally Posted by Master Merlin

Ha? I don't think that's a step to step guide. And sorry SPF is NOT installed by default neither is DKIM or Domain Keys. I was asking how can I set it up in cPanel/WHM...

Thanks for the try ... anyway

Yes is it, but you have to set it on each cpanel for each domain.

[MikeDVB]

Originally Posted by Master Merlin

I am using cPanel, but I would still need some help ... what to .. what should I click ... and so on .

Originally Posted by Master Merlin

Ha? I don't think that's a step to step guide. And sorry SPF is NOT installed by default neither is DKIM or Domain Keys. I was asking how can I set it up in cPanel/WHM...

Thanks for the try ... anyway

Originally Posted by MikeDVB

Are you using a control panel or no?

If you are using cPanel you can set it up via "Email Authentication" in the cPanel of the particular account.

As I said... click on "Email Authentication" in the cPanel for the particular account. I already answered your question - do give it a shot.

[Master Merlin]

I don't want to set it up for each account. I want to set it up for the whole server. There must be a way to set it up for the whole server.

[MikeDVB]

Originally Posted by Master Merlin

I don't want to set it up for each account. I want to set it up for the whole server. There must be a way to set it up for the whole server.

I don't know that there is any way to set a default (i.e. where cPanel configures them automatically). I checked Exim Configuration as well as Tweak Settings and I don't see anything related to it.

You'll either have to do it in each account (only takes a few moments per account) or have the account holders (if it's not you) set it up if they complain I suppose.

[Master Merlin]

I see.
Hmm well, I guess that's fine as long as I don't forget to activate it .

Now I have Domain Keys and SPF installed. What about DKIM? Yahoo will continue send my mail to spam if I don't have DKIM installed.

[MikeDVB]

http://forums.cpanel.net/f43/dkim-in...on-109661.html

Doesn't look like cPanel supports DKIM ... and that thread is fairly old too.. May want to try bumping it.

[nileshparmar]

Originally Posted by Master Merlin

Greetings,

I was unable to find a decent tutorial to setup the following:
-Domain Keys
- DKIM
- SPF records

So I wonder does anybody know any good (VERIFIED - i.e. you tested it) tutorials to setup these three?

Best Regards,
Merlin

you meant to say a newly created account should have installed Domain keys & SPF record?
I am sorry if said wrong anything

[tulaweb]

Originally Posted by Master Merlin

Now I have Domain Keys and SPF installed. What about DKIM? Yahoo will continue send my mail to spam if I don't have DKIM installed.

No they won't send mail to spam solely for not having DKIM enabled. If a message fails DKIM it is likely to go to spam but FAIL is not the same as not having DKIM at all. On most systems, passing a DKIM test will be points in a message's favor, so if there are other factors causing it to get tagged, DKIM would help. Last I knew Yahoo uses DomainKeys, which they own, and not DKIM which is a similar standard, so if it's just Yahoo you are worried about.

Send a message from an account you have SPF and DomainKeys installed on, to
check-auth2 at verifier.port25.com. In a few minutes, you should get a reply analyzing the following:

• SPF check
• DomainKeys check
• DKIM check
• Sender-ID check
• Spam Assassin check

You may find that when you set up DomainKey it takes care of DKIM as well

[bvsonline]

Domain Keys Set Up
Execute the command :- /usr/local/cpanel/bin/domain_keys_installer username
This will install Domain Key for the respective domain (For Eg:- test.com). You can verify it from the db record for the domain /var/named/test.com.db.

1. rndc reload test.com
2. Restart exim service.

Please try to create an email account under the domain “test.com” and send an email to yahoo account, then verify the headers.


http://old.openspf.org/wizard.html