Learn DNS & Email

Guides and tutorials on DNS records, email authentication, and domain management.

Email

Email Authentication: SPF, DKIM & DMARC Explained

A complete guide to email authentication protocols and how they protect your domain from spoofing and phishing.

Email

What is SPF? How Sender Policy Framework Works

Learn how SPF records authorize mail servers to send email on behalf of your domain.

Email

What is DKIM? How DomainKeys Identified Mail Works

Understand how DKIM uses cryptographic signatures to verify email authenticity.

Email

What is DMARC? Setup Guide & Policy Explained

Learn how DMARC ties SPF and DKIM together and tells receivers how to handle unauthenticated email.

DNS

MX Records Explained: How Email Routing Works

Understand how MX records direct email to the right mail servers and how priority values work.

DNS

DNS Record Types Explained: A, MX, CNAME, TXT & More

A comprehensive reference for every common DNS record type, what it does, and when to use it.

Propagation

How DNS Propagation Works & How to Check It

Learn why DNS changes take time to spread and how to verify propagation across global servers.

DNS

How to Check DNS Records for Any Domain

Step-by-step guide to looking up DNS records using online tools and command-line utilities.

Email

How to Check Your Email Authentication Setup

A practical walkthrough for verifying your SPF, DKIM, and DMARC configuration is correct.

DNS

Understanding DNS Flags & DNSSEC Validation

Learn what every DNS response flag means — AA, TC, RD, RA, AD, CD, and RCODE — and how DNSSEC protects DNS lookups from tampering.

Delegation

DNS Delegation: How Zones & Nameserver Chains Work

Understand how DNS delegation splits the namespace into zones, how queries travel from root servers to authoritative nameservers, and how to trace the chain.