DKIM & SPF Setup for AWeber

To set up or edit your SPF record, you will need to add: include:_spf.aweber.com

Edit existing SPF record

1. Log in to your DNS hosting provider
2. Look for a TXT containing v=spf1
3. In your existing SPF record, you will append include:_spf.aweber.com
4. For example, if your existing record looks like v=spf1; mx; ip4:1.2.3.4; you would add the above include as follows v=spf1; mx; ip4:1.2.3.4; include:_spf.aweber.com

Create a new SPF record

1. Follow the instructions from our How to Create a New SPF Record Guide.
2. In the Value field, enter: v=spf1 include:_spf.aweber.com ~all and Save the TXT record.

Records for Subdomains

If you are creating a record for a subdomain, you will want to make sure that you specify the sub part of the domain in the Host/Name/Alias field for most DNS providers.

1. Enter the sub part of the domain, for example if the subdomain is mail.mxtoolbox.com you would want to enter mail into that field.

SPF and DMARC Alignment

By default, AWeber will set you up for sending using one of their domains for the return-path address. This domain will NOT pass SPF Alignment. At this time, this provider does NOT provide any mechanism that will allow SPF Alignment to pass. You need to enable DKIM for this provider to ensure your email will pass DMARC Compliance.

How to Set Up/Modify DKIM for AWeber

DKIM is an industry-standard method for associating a domain name to an email so the recipient can validate the legitimacy of the message. You can enable DKIM for your domain from AWeber’s control panel after creating the required TXT record in your domain’s DNS manager. To set up DKIM for approved senders, follow the below steps:

1. Create a domain key

2. Enable DKIM signing for specific domain

3. Generate DKIM TXT record from domain key

4. Store domain key in DNS

As a user of this outbound email provider, AWeber customers are afforded DKIM signing because it supports that mechanism via TXT records mentioned above. Overall, this AWeber product provides beneficial components (e.g., DKIM signing) that result in a streamlined process.