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70-663 · Question #326

You need to recommend a solution to minimize the number of remote SMTP hosts that identify email messages sent by A. Datum users as spam. What should you include in the recommendation?

The correct answer is C. a sender policy framework (SPF) record in the public DNS zone of the adatum.com domain. An SPF record prevents other servers from spoofing your domain and getting your addresses flagged as spam. You must have this in the external zone for the domain you want to protect. What Is An SPF Record? Sender Policy Framework (SPF) is a security standard that has been…

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Question

You need to recommend a solution to minimize the number of remote SMTP hosts that identify email messages sent by A. Datum users as spam. What should you include in the recommendation?

Options

  • Aa service location (SRV) record in the public DNS zone of the liware.com domain
  • Ba sender policy framework (SPF) record in the internal DNS zone of the litwareinc.com
  • Ca sender policy framework (SPF) record in the public DNS zone of the adatum.com domain
  • Da sender policy framework (SPF) record in the internal DNS zone of the adatum.com domain
  • Ea sender policy framework (SPF) record in the public DNS zone of the litwareinc.com domain
  • Fa service location (SRV) record in the public DNS zone of the adatum.com domain

How the community answered

(47 responses)
  • B
    4% (2)
  • C
    77% (36)
  • D
    2% (1)
  • E
    15% (7)
  • F
    2% (1)

Explanation

An SPF record prevents other servers from spoofing your domain and getting your addresses flagged as spam. You must have this in the external zone for the domain you want to protect. What Is An SPF Record? Sender Policy Framework (SPF) is a security standard that has been implemented to stop forgery of sender address. Domain owners can say "I only send mail from these servers" which helps to separate forgeries from real mail by using SPF record. https://hosting.intermedia.net/support/kb/default.asp?id=1010

Topics

#SPF record#spam prevention#DNS#email authentication

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