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Meet Alfred
One-to-one · SPF, DKIM and DMARC checks
SPF, DKIM and DMARC checks
One row, in depth: what each tool does, the verified numbers, and who each suits.
Meet Alfred details read from its pricing page, home page, security page and help centre on 21 October 2026.
Warmerly
Checked every six hours per domain, with the exact record to add when one is missing.
Meet Alfred
Not listed on its pricing page or in its email help articles.
The short answer
SPF, DKIM and DMARC checks, in one look.
Warmerly checks SPF, DKIM, DMARC and MX on every mailbox's domain every six hours, with a written fix and, in some cases, the record to paste. We found no SPF, DKIM or DMARC check on any Meet Alfred page we read, and its SMTP articles only say SMTP can enhance deliverability. Last checked 22 October 2026.
Meet Alfred
Not listed on its pricing page or in its email help articles.
The picture
Drawn side by side.
How the records get checked
SPF, DKIM, DMARC and MX
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Checked every 6 hours, on its own
- SPF, DKIM, DMARC and MX
- Re-check now on the Health tab
- 4 sweeps in 24 hours
- A written fix for each finding
Not listed on the pages we read
- No SPF, DKIM or DMARC check found
- SMTP guides say only that SMTP can enhance deliverability
Meet Alfred may check records elsewhere in the product. We read its pricing page, home page, email feature page, security page and email help articles.
On screen
What it looks like.
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How Warmerly does it
Warmerly, in detail.
Warmerly treats DNS as part of sending, so the checks run on their own and again before a campaign starts.
01
More than 'does the record exist'
SPF is checked for its ending, for the limit of 10 DNS lookups, and for broken terms. DKIM is checked for key length (a 1024-bit key or shorter is flagged) and for the t=y test-mode flag. DMARC is checked for p=, sp=, pct= and whether rua= is set. MX is checked for presence.
Warmerly product, checked 21 October 2026
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Every 6 hours, or on demand
The records sweep runs every 6 hours by default, four sweeps in 24 hours, across every mailbox that is not dead or paused. The mailbox's Health tab has a Re-check now option. Blocklist checks run on their own 6-hourly sweep.
Warmerly product, checked 21 October 2026
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A written finding with a fix
Each finding has a title, an explanation and a fix. Under a failing SPF or DMARC chip the card can show the record itself with a copy button. For DKIM the fix points you to your provider's record.
Warmerly product, checked 21 October 2026
04
6 domain and 10 IP blocklists
Warmerly queries 6 domain lists and 10 IP lists by plain DNS lookup. A refused query is never reported as a listing.
Warmerly product, checked 21 October 2026
05
A known limit
DKIM is looked up by trying common selector names plus any selector you set, so a provider using another selector can read as no signature found until you enter it.
Warmerly product, checked 21 October 2026
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Checked before a campaign starts
A campaign's pre-launch checks include a deliverability warning when any sending mailbox's DNS check came back warn or fail, or when more than 5 senders share one domain. A mailbox whose DNS has not been checked yet is not counted as a failure. The warning does not block the launch, but the first Start attempt is refused until you acknowledge it.
Warmerly product, checked 21 October 2026
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A failing record comes with the record to paste
Under a failing SPF or DMARC chip the card shows the exact record: type, host, value and a copy button. SPF is suggested only for Google and Microsoft mailboxes, merged into the record you already publish (a domain may have only one SPF record), and not when the record uses redirect= or already lists the provider. DMARC is suggested as a monitor-only p=none when none exists.
Warmerly product, checked 21 October 2026
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Advisories never make a domain red
Only fail-severity findings count towards the verdict: one hard failure is amber, two or more is red. Quality advisories, such as a DMARC policy of p=none, never turn a domain red and never trigger an alert, so owners are not mailed about something that has not changed.
Warmerly product, checked 21 October 2026
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An unreadable check is never shown as a pass
A check that could not run, such as a resolver timeout, shows as unknown, not as fail and not as green. DKIM lookups that error are retried once after 5 seconds. A blocklist answer that is a refusal from the list's own server is never reported as a listing.
Warmerly product, checked 21 October 2026
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Which blocklists, by name
The 6 domain lists are Spamhaus DBL, SURBL, URIBL, NordSpam DBL, Spam Eating Monkey URI and s5h. The 10 IP lists are Spamhaus ZEN, SpamCop, Barracuda, PSBL, Mailspike, NordSpam, Spam Eating Monkey, Lashback UBL, DroneBL and GBUdb Truncate. SORBS, UCEPROTECT and Invaluement are left out on purpose, and the reasons are in the code.
Warmerly product, checked 21 October 2026
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What the IP check does and does not measure
Warmerly checks the IP of the mailbox's configured SMTP submission host. For a large provider such as Gmail that host is not the address mail leaves from, so provider hosts are excluded rather than checked and reported against an address you cannot get delisted. The card says 'your mail server's IP', never 'your sending IP'.
Warmerly product, checked 21 October 2026
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Gmail and Outlook addresses are not your records to fix
On a mailbox at gmail.com or outlook.com the DNS records belong to the provider, so Warmerly shows 'Connected, nothing to set up' and explains why, instead of reporting a missing DKIM signature that is not yours to add.
Warmerly product, checked 21 October 2026
How Meet Alfred does it
Meet Alfred, in detail.
Meet Alfred's pages we read say nothing about authentication records.
01
The email pages
Neither the email automation page nor the email help articles mention SPF, DKIM or DMARC.
meetalfred.com/features/email-automation · read 21 October 2026
02
SMTP guides
The integrations collection has SMTP setup guides for Gmail and Outlook, and the connection article says SMTP can enhance email deliverability, without detail.
help.meetalfred.com/en/collections/5916769-integrations · read 21 October 2026
03
Security page
The security page covers encryption, hosting and compliance of Meet Alfred's own platform, not the DNS records of a customer's sending domain.
meetalfred.com/security · read 21 October 2026
04
Email automation feature page
The page describes sending email sequences from a connected account and lists nothing about domain records, authentication or a pre-send check.
meetalfred.com/features/email-automation · read 22 October 2026
05
DPA security measures, not customer DNS
Its data processing agreement lists encryption in transit and at rest, multi-factor authentication for administrative access and penetration testing. Those are measures on Meet Alfred's own systems, not checks on the SPF, DKIM or DMARC records of the domain you send from.
meetalfred.com/data-processing-agreement · read 22 October 2026
06
Security page
The security page describes AWS hosting, encryption, access limits, backups, Cloudflare DDoS protection and Stripe payments. It does not mention email authentication.
meetalfred.com/security · read 22 October 2026
07
Email is behind the Business plan
The plan table lists Email Automation and email integration from Business, at $99 a seat a month, and not on Individual.
meetalfred.com/pricing · read 22 October 2026
What Meet Alfred does not say
We looked, and found no statement on these. That is about its published pages only, not about the product.
- SPF, DKIM or DMARC checks
- DNS monitoring or alerts
- Blocklist checks
- A pre-send warning about a broken record
- Guidance on which domain to send from
- Any statement about DMARC alignment
The numbers
Only what we could verify.
| Measure | Warmerly | Meet Alfred |
|---|---|---|
| SPF, DKIM and DMARC checks | Checked every six hours per domain, with the exact record to add when one is missing. | Not listed on its pricing page or in its email help articles. |
| Records checked | SPF, DKIM, DMARC and MX | Not listed |
| How often | Every 6 hours | Not listed |
| Blocklists checked | 6 domain and 10 IP lists | Not listed |
| A written fix | Yes, with a record to copy in some cases | Not listed |
| Warning before a campaign | Yes, if a check came back warn or fail | Not listed |
| Blocklists named | Spamhaus, SURBL, URIBL, SpamCop, Barracuda and 8 more | Not listed |
| DNS lookups in an SPF record | Counted against the limit of 10 | Not listed |
| DKIM key length flagged | 1024 bits or shorter | Not listed |
In practice
What it means for you.
Our reading of the facts above. Not a promise, and not the only reasonable reading.
Check your own domain first
Our free SPF, DKIM and DMARC checkers work on any domain, whichever tool sends from it.
Ask what happens when a record breaks
If you send cold email from Meet Alfred, ask how you would find out that your DMARC policy changed.
Records live with your domain
Nothing in a sending tool changes who owns the DNS records. A check only tells you when they stop being right.
A broken record shows up late
Mail from a domain with a broken SPF or DKIM record is not refused loudly. It tends to land in spam, and the first sign is fewer replies. A six-hourly check is meant to tell you before the replies stop.
Where the two tools sit
Meet Alfred's email feature is part of a LinkedIn-first product, so you may already use a separate monitor for your domain. Warmerly's check is built into the mailbox page. If you keep Meet Alfred for LinkedIn, Warmerly can watch the domain you send email from.
What a check cannot do
A DNS check reads published records. It does not prove that a message will reach the inbox, and a passing result is not a promise of placement.
Who it suits
Pick the one that fits.
Warmerly
Warmerly is the better fit if
- You want to be told when a record breaks
- You send from several domains
- You want a fix written in plain words
- You send email from a domain you set up yourself and want the exact record to paste
- You want a campaign to warn you before it starts on a failing domain
Meet Alfred
Meet Alfred is the better fit if
- You manage DNS elsewhere and have your own monitoring
- Email is a small part of what you use
- LinkedIn is your main channel
- You do not send cold email, or you send only a little
- Your domain's DNS is looked after by someone else who already monitors it
Questions
Does Meet Alfred check SPF, DKIM and DMARC?
We found no such check on the pages we read. It may exist elsewhere.
Does Warmerly change my DNS records?
No. It reads them and shows the record to add. You publish it at your DNS host.
Which blocklists does Warmerly check?
6 domain lists and 10 IP lists, including Spamhaus, SURBL, URIBL, SpamCop and Barracuda. The full names are in the section above.
Will a failing check stop my campaign?
No. A failing DNS check raises a warning before launch. The first Start attempt is refused until you acknowledge it, and then the campaign can start.
Sources
- Meet Alfred, email automation
- Meet Alfred, integrations collection
- Meet Alfred security page, read 21 October 2026
- Warmerly plans and limits (docs)
- Meet Alfred, data processing agreement
- Meet Alfred pricing page
Meet Alfred pages were read on 21 October 2026. Plans and wording change, so check the vendor's own page before you decide. Warmerly details come from the product as it runs today.
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