Text (TXT) record provides up to 255 characters of free form text to be linked to a domain name. TXT record may contain any information that the owner wants to be accessible on DNS server. TXT records linked with domain names are widely used in Sender Policy Framework (SPF) anti-forgery solution.
To add a TXT DNS record, perform the following operations:
- Choose All Domains from the Subscription selector at the top of the control panel screen. The list of your domains opens.
- Click on the name of the domain you wish to add DNS record to. The Summary tab of the domain will open.
- Move to the DNS tab. Select the DNS Records sub-tab. A list of all DNS records will appear.
- Click on the Add New DNS Record button to add a new DNS record.
- On the displayed page, select the TXT DNS record type and then specify the following DNS record properties:
- In the Domain field enter your local domain for which you are creating the TXT record. For the main domain, you would simply leave the available field blank.
- In the Data field enter the text to be linked to a domain name.
- TTL: (short for Time-To-Live) set how many seconds will elapse before the record is refreshed in the DNS cache. It is expressed in seconds.
- Click on the Finish button to complete the adding of the address DNS record.