Elastic Email SPF configuration on AWS Route 53

Question

I am currently attempting to set up a verified domain in Elastic Email and I use AWS Route 53 as my DNS provider. I've created a SPF and TXT record (since SPF doesn't seem to work) pointing to:

"v=spf1 a mx include:_spf.elasticemail.com ~all"

but everytime I login into verify SPF I get an error message indicating the check cannot find the appropriate record to verify my domain?

SPF Validation Finding TXT records at host: spiritshop.com

include:_spf.elasticemail.com not found in valid SPF record.

Answer 1

Your SPF records are unfortunately not valid. You included the host _spf.elasticemail.com twice.

Try this SPF checker: http://spf.myisp.ch It will show you what's wrong with your records.