Mailing List Archive: TXT Records ending with a line break

TXT Records ending with a line break

Aug 29, 2004, 10:52 AM

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I tried to look through the archive but didn't find this question covered.
We manage DNS for most clients and plan to start implementing SPF by adding
a default TXT Record to each domain. We expect that this default TXT Record
will be correct for 99% of our clients. What we have encountered in testing
the script is that it adds a line break to the end of the TXT record,
following "all".

The question is, does anyone know if this line break at the end will cause
any problems in actual use? It passes the test on Declude.com.

<sample from the DNS file>
>> @ TXT ( "v=spf1 teststuff -all"
>> "" )
</sample from the DNS file>

Thanks in advance.

David Weber
Windows 2000 MCP

http://www.orcsweb.com/
Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
#1 in Service and Support

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Re: TXT Records ending with a line break [ In reply to ]

nkadel at merl

Aug 29, 2004, 10:58 AM

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----- Original Message -----
From: "David" <david@orcsweb.com>
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Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2004 1:52 PM
Subject: [spf-help] TXT Records ending with a line break

> I tried to look through the archive but didn't find this question covered.
> We manage DNS for most clients and plan to start implementing SPF by
adding
> a default TXT Record to each domain. We expect that this default TXT
Record
> will be correct for 99% of our clients. What we have encountered in
testing
> the script is that it adds a line break to the end of the TXT record,
> following "all".
>
> The question is, does anyone know if this line break at the end will cause
> any problems in actual use? It passes the test on Declude.com.
>
> <sample from the DNS file>
> >> @ TXT ( "v=spf1 teststuff -all"
> >> "" )
> </sample from the DNS file>

What in the? OK, I'm confused. What is this script of which you speak, and
why is it generating an extra line break?

Separately, I believe that the resulting TXT record will be the
concatenation of the stuff in double quotes, or: "v=spf1 teststuff -all"
concatenated with "". And I belive that winds up being equivalent to "v=spf1
reststuff -all".

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Re: TXT Records ending with a line break [ In reply to ]

david at orcsweb

Aug 29, 2004, 12:48 PM

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Nico wrote:
> What in the? OK, I'm confused. What is this script of which you speak, and
> why is it generating an extra line break?

The script is one that has been developed locally. We don't really know why
it is generating the additional line break; it doesn't do this on other
record types. It may be a bug.

> Separately, I believe that the resulting TXT record will be the
> concatenation of the stuff in double quotes, or: "v=spf1 teststuff -all"
> concatenated with "". And I belive that winds up being equivalent to
"v=spf1
> reststuff -all".

Thanks for the input.

David Weber
Windows 2000 MCP

http://www.orcsweb.com/
Powerful Web Hosting Solutions
#1 in Service and Support

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