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Email rejected to certain exchanges (Exchange 2010 - need to setup SPF)

Hey guys,

I'm fairly new to Exchange, and I recently set it up on my organization.. but I seem to be getting this delivery error on certain addresses:

smtp1.telebecinternet.com rejected your message to the following e-mail addresses:
 
Name (name@cablevision.qc.ca) (aspirateurs.du.nord@cablevision.qc.ca)
 
smtp1.telebecinternet.com gave this error:
No reverse DNS found 
 
Your message wasn't delivered due to a permission or security issue. It may have been rejected by a moderator, the address may only accept e-mail from certain senders, or another restriction may be preventing delivery.

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After doing some research I realized it's because i don't have SPF records setup.. Is anyone able to instruct me on how to do this? I'm trying to access www.openspf.org since that's where everyone else was referred to, but it doesn't seem to work.

Please advise?

Thanks.

drilus

Here's the site I use to test/create SPF records: http://www.kitterman.com/spf/validate.html

barbs1

ASKER

Sorry, I'm not really sure how to use this.. all I know is when I need to add it I gotta call my ISP and give them the TXT file.. but how do I generate this file?

barbs1

ASKER

And also will it make a difference if I use potini for my antispam?

drilus

Try this SPF record for your domain on the testing tool page i linked:

v=spf1 mx -all

Put in the IP address of your exchange server. Paste in the record, and then use an e-mail address from someone @yourdomain.com

drilus

I'm not familiar with Postini. So I can't remark on how good/easy it is.

I use ORF on our server. http://www.vamsoft.com/

barbs1

ASKER

Here is what I get...

Input accepted, querying now...


Mail sent from this IP address: XX.XX.XX.XX
Mail from (Sender): itelligent@domain.com
Mail checked using this SPF policy: v=spf1 mx -all 
Results - FAIL Message may be rejected

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barbs1

ASKER

Woops, but when I add in the last field (since I didnt fill it out) it says..

nput accepted, querying now...


Mail sent from this IP address: XX.XX.XX.XX
Mail from (Sender): itelligent@domain.com
Mail checked using this SPF policy: v=spf1 mx -all 
Results - FAIL Message may be rejected


Mail sent from: 70.25.22.46 
Mail Server HELO/EHLO identity: itelligent@domain.com

HELO/EHLO Results - none

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Does this mean that'll work.. and yes, we are presently using Postini and I just wanted to make sure it wouldn't matter.

But what now?

barbs1

ASKER

Do I contact my ISP and give them that code for my external domain DNS?

drilus

Do you have any MX records set up for your domain?

barbs1

ASKER

Yes, I do pointing to postini's server through our antispam filter.. but yes we do.. do I need to add another record?

drilus

Ok. Well use postini's ip address instead to test the SPF records.