Performing SPF and DKIM Check on Your Mail Server
Once you have set up SPF and DKIM on your mail server, you can send a test email from your mail server to your Gmail account to see if SPF and DKIM checks are passed. Here is a step-by-step guide to performing SPF and DKIM checks on your mail server:
Step 1: Send a Test Email Send a test email from your mail server to your Gmail account.
Step 2: Open the Email Message in Gmail Once you receive the test email in your Gmail account, open the email message.
Step 3: View the Authentication Results On the right side of the opened email message in Gmail, click the “show original” button from the drop-down menu. You can see the authentication results of your email in this section.
Step 4: Interpret the Results If your email server passed the SPF and DKIM checks, you will see “Pass” in the authentication results section. If your email server failed either SPF or DKIM check, you will see “Fail” in the authentication results section. You need to double-check your SPF and DKIM settings on your mail server to fix the errors.
Note that your email server will also perform SPF and DKIM checks on the sender’s domain. You can see the results in the email headers. The authentication results can help you verify if the email you received is from a legitimate sender or if it is a spoofed email.