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educationaccess.co.uk
Prefixed their SPF record with `xxx`
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;educationaccess.co.uk. IN TXT
;; ANSWER SECTION:
educationaccess.co.uk. 3600 IN TXT "xxxv=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:spf.mandrillapp.com ~all"
What Happened
The SPF record reads `xxxv=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com...`. The `xxx` prefix means no mail server will recognise this as a valid SPF record. How `xxx` got there remains one of DNS archaeology's great unsolved mysteries.
Full TXT Record Value
xxxv=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:spf.mandrillapp.com ~all