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# [SPF Record Syntax: Mechanisms, Qualifiers, Modifiers, and Macros](https://dmarcguard.hashnode.dev/spf-record-syntax-mechanisms-qualifiers-modifiers-and-macros?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Short answer SPF record syntax follows one shape: a single DNS TXT record starting with v=spf1, followed by space-separated terms — mechanisms with optional qualifiers, then modifiers — evaluated left

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