Hello everyone, I would like to preface this post with, this is my first time dealing with DNS records. However, the instructions seem a little confusing, so i would like your professional feedback.
Currently using Godaddy for hosting. Ill start with the instructions, then my set up, my result and my questions.
Instructions:
You will be adding two separate TXT entries to your DNS record - note - be sure that you do not add any carriage returns when copying the key, below:
First Entry (This is called the DKIM policy record):
Name: _domainkeyTXT: "t=y; o=~;"If your domain is 'foo.com', then the 'name' entry will look like this when it is displayed as: "_domainkey.foo.com"
Second Entry: (This is called the 'selector record' and includes a public crypto key):
Name: key1._domainkeyTXT: "k=rsa\; p=MFwwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADSwAwSAJBAKQrQeUnNX/CQBIXWqeHc8lKl+EwhGKzPuDRbDjnN2Xzl8N4Fc2oQ6R+opnEM6U4x4p
3NggEyNg8Mp2W6oUYpAECAwEAAQ=="
If your domain is 'foo.com', then the 'name' entry for this will look like this when it is displayed: "key1._domainkey.foo.com"
That's it!
You can send a test message to a yahoo email address, then select Actions->View Full Headers in Yahoo when you view the email. If you have configured DKIM correctly, the header information for the email will include a line similar to:
Authentication-Results: mta1084.mail.mud.yahoo.com from=mypinpointe.com; domainkeys=pass (ok)
Fisrt Entrey
Hostname: @
TXT Value: _domainkey.mydomain.com: t=y; o=~;
TTL: 1/2 hour
Second Entry:
Hostname: @
TXT Value: key1._domainkey.mydomain.com: k=rsa; p=MFwwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADSwAwSAJBAKQrQeUnNX/CQBIXWqeHc8lKl+EwhGKzPuDRbDjnN2Xzl8N4Fc2oQ6R+opnEM6U4x4p3NggEyNg8Mp2W6oUYpAECAwEAAQ==
TTL: 1/2 hour
Results
1. a really long string of code, but when you search for it here is the result Doesnt say domainkeys=pass (ok):
Authentication-Results: mta1466.mail.gq1.yahoo.com from=giglinxusa.com; domainkeys=neutral (no sig); from=crapemyrtle.mypinpointe.com; dkim=pass (ok)
Questions
1. Should the TXT value include "", like they have it in the instructions?
2. In the first entry, should there be so many spaces after the .com: t=y
3. What are carriage returns? (assuming spaces)