Afrihost SPF and DKIM Setup


Afrihost is an award-winning South African broadband, web hosting and telecoms service provider.

1. Afrihost SPF Setup


1.1 Generate SPF Record

  1. Log into cPanel.
  2. Select Authentication found under the Email Section.
  3. Click 'Enable' under the SPF section.
  4. Copy the SPF record.

1.2 Publish SPF Record


Note that Afrihost utilizes a different SPF per domain. Do not utilize the below record. It is simply an example.

Or you can try use the default Afrihost SPF includes:

include:spf.aserv.co.za


Example Include String ip4:154.0.172.180 ~all
Afrihost SPF Record v=spf1 ip4:154.0.172.180 ~all

 

2. Afrihost DKIM Setup


  1. Log into cPanel.
  2. Select Authentication found under the Email Section.
  3. Click 'Enable' under the DKIM section.
  4. Copy the DKIM record.
  5. Publish the TXT Record in the Sendmarc Public Key Manager.

It will look like the example below.

Type Host TXT Value TTL
TXT default._domainkey Paste the key generated here 1 hour (Default)