Problem Inserting TXT Records (Custom DNS Records)

vajrasky · Member · Aug 29, 2011 at 11:45 am
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Hi,

I use custom domain with my blog hosted in wordpress.com (vajrasky.net). My email stopped working. After searching around, it is said that I have to insert MX, CNAME, TXT records in custom dns records page.

I have successfully inserted MX and CNAME records. In email setting page, I got valid for those records. But I got problem with TXT records.

Here is the instructions:

Add the following records to the DNS settings of vajrasky.net
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vajrasky.net IN TXT “v=spf1 exists:%{i}._spf.mailhostbox.com redirect=_spf.mailhostbox.com”

20100812._domainkey.vajrasky.net IN TXT “v=DKIM1;g=*;k=rsa;p=MIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQCfu5bfpGVBO3dd8Aows4I2H3LOzFuVrFoCFpsy xQcOEl46TyqSXoWj0Kc0pM9RIg0fRuXgSs5OuoUpJJMyil/EJa1ILYnekQAUZIz5gQMU5cSzXjh2 /H0+bnrCKBtvY57toNIL+lX8vsJvHTjNbT8l8rikXjkVF2Axw1NI7pGhcwIDAQAB”

So how do I insert these TXT records since wordpress has custom format?

This is the email setting page looks like. Only TXT records left!
http://i.imgur.com/qWL9A.png

Thank you.

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airodyssey · Member · Aug 30, 2011 at 12:02 am
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Hi. This is the correct format to follow for TXT records:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/custom-dns/#adding-custom-dns-records
vajrasky · Member · Sep 4, 2011 at 3:36 am
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Hi airodyssey,

Thank you for your reply. I managed to make TXT records (record type SPF) valid. But I have difficulty with TXT records (record type DKIM).

As you can see in my image link (http://i.imgur.com/qWL9A.png), the txt records (record type DKIM) is very long. When I put it in form, WordPress gives me validation: “1. TXT data must be 192 characters or shorter.”

Any idea?
airodyssey · Member · Sep 4, 2011 at 2:12 pm
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In that case, I’m out of ideas, sorry. You’ll have to contact staff at support@wordpress.com

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