How to fix 1and1/ionos spf record not getting authenticated

Question

I used ionos/1and1 for my company website and I send e-mails using gmail. The e-mails are hosted by ionos/1and1. Whenever I send an e-mail to a gmail account I get the following message: "Be careful with this message Gmail could not verify that it actually came from domainname.com Avoid clicking links, downloading attachments, or replying with personal information."

I have created a spf recond with a txt in my domain by I guess it could be wrong this is what I'm using

v=spf1 include:_spf.perfora.net include:_spf.kundenserver.de ~all

if that one is not correct will this one work?

v=spf1 include:_spf.perfora.net include:_spf.kundenserver.de include:_spf.google.com ~all

Thank you for the help

Answer 1

Please add a TXT record with the following details:

Type: TXT
Host: @
Value: v=spf1 include:_spf-us.ionos.com include:_spf.google.com ~all

Please make sure to use the provided information to create the TXT record.

Answer 2

Add a record

TXT @ "google-site-verification=blabla0123456789"

to the zone file of your domain.

You can get the value for blabla0123456789 from

• https://support.google.com/a/answer/183895
• https://search.google.com/search-console/welcome
• https://postmaster.google.com/managedomains

By the way, if you omit any spf record in your zone file ionos will automatically create an appropriate record for sending emails to gmail addresses.