Updating Your SPF Records

Overview

The information below is applicable to Bullhorn ATS and Bullhorn Back Office.

Bullhorn can send email on your behalf. Some email providers look for a Sender Policy Framework (SPF Record) to verify that the email they are receiving is an email sent by the actual sender and not a forgery sent by a spammer or otherwise unsavory character. If you want to access details on DKIM and DMARC records, see DKIM and DMARC Records.

Steps

The below steps are general and may not match your specific domain host. If you need assistance in performing the below steps, contact your domain support.

  1. Log in to the administrative section of your domain.
  2. Locate the DNS Records update section in the admin tool.
  3. Create a TXT record containing the code in in this format: v=spf1 [YOUR EXISTING RECORDS HERE] include:_spf.bullhornmail.com ~all
  4. Save your changes.

If there is no existing TXT record then:

  1. Log in to the administrative section of your domain.
  2. Locate the DNS Records update section in the admin tool.
  3. Create a new TXT record in this format: v=spf1 include:_spf.bullhornmail.com ~all
  4. Save changes.

FAQs

Where can I find the current SPF record?

You can find the current SPF record by downloading SPF record.txt.

Why does Bullhorn no longer provide IPs for SPF purposes?

We no longer provide the IPs for SPF records due to character limitations imposed on SPF records and because these hosts do not have static IPs. This allows clients to enter SPF records for other applications and saves them from having to update their SPF records every time a Bullhorn mail host's IP address changes.

​How can I tell if my email records are up-to-date?

The best method is to contact your domain host and ask but you can also use SPF Record testing tools such as MXToolbox or SPF Surveyor to see if you have Bullhorn listed in your records. The tools are provided by a third party and should be used in conjunction with assistance from your IT Support.