There are threads here regarding this already - but I don't think any recent enough to post in. I have followed the instructions to the letter -- and I have verified my info propagating globally as expected. Yet, iCould does not agree that my SPF record is correct (or that it exists). Any recent progress to report on this front? Thank you.
For anyone facing this issue, look closely for a leading space in your copy/paste into your TXT record. It took me a long time to realize this was the issue, as many popular tools strip this off in their display of your DNS records. Also, I did not put the space in there - I suspect my registrar did (because I likely would've been able to see that during copy/paste out of iCloud instructions). I was able to verify the account literally within seconds of stripping out that mischievous space!
(Oh, I should add that I deleted and re-created that TXT/SPF record multiple times - so this is not some random thing that happened just the once)
For anyone facing this issue, look closely for a leading space in your copy/paste into your TXT record. It took me a long time to realize this was the issue, as many popular tools strip this off in their display of your DNS records. Also, I did not put the space in there - I suspect my registrar did (because I likely would've been able to see that during copy/paste out of iCloud instructions). I was able to verify the account literally within seconds of stripping out that mischievous space!
(Oh, I should add that I deleted and re-created that TXT/SPF record multiple times - so this is not some random thing that happened just the once)
iCloud+ Custom Domains and DNS SPF Record Issues
