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I need to set up a SPF record to allow an alternative IP address to send our newsletter emails. The main IP hosting the site still needs to be allowed to send email also.

Would the following work?

v=spf1 mx ip4:_MAINSITE_ mx:mail._MAINSITEDOMAIN_ ip4:_ALTIP_ -all
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I'm not really familiar with SPF, but I did find an online SPF record tester via Google. Maybe it'll be of some use to you. – Ilmari Karonen Apr 24 '12 at 19:28

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I recently had to do something similar and I know that Microsoft provides a SPF Record Wizard on their website. Maybe it will help you also.

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You don't need to specify the details of your mx records. The correct format would be:

v=spf1 mx ip4:_MAINSITE_ ip4:_ALTIP_ -all

This would allow mail from your two IPs and any mail servers in your mx records

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Adding a ~all (SOFTFAIL) instead of -all (FAIL) may be useful if in the future, you change some of your IP, this way it will not fail if you don't change the SPF record at the same time with the IP.

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