What exactly is a TXT DNS record? (and how to do a lookup)

Learn about DNS TXT records, how they can be used to verify domain ownership, prevent email spam, and also how to do a DNS TXT record lookup with dig.

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[imtiazhossan]

Thank you Tony, such a great playlist you make... Thanks again man

[taylorprevost]

Thank you for your clear and easy explanations! Subscribed!

[andersa]

Good stuff, looking forward to the next video explaining spf, dmarc and dkim.

[fabiantoro]

Fantastic. I just got a request from our public CA asking to prove domain ownership before renewing the certificate and I didn't understand what they were asking as a third party company manages our domain. Nice explanation, Tony. Thanks

[lindamancokazi]

Hey Tony, I see you are using iOS terminal for that, since "dig" works for iOS what is the command for windows?

[guru.prasad]

Hey Tony, I’m the Answer section it shows “v=spf1 -all” how can I get the value of the exact string in the TXT record?

[diskgrind]

Yes, well done video, but HOW do you add a text file for verification with google console.

[rswfped]

is there risk when looking up TXT record in large batches?

[abdulrehman]

i got no clue man. i need help I wrote a program to do a lookup. to test it i need to create some nodes to test on. how the hell do i create those nodes to test my lookup.

[bravechannel]

Thanks tony. After installing recapcha in my website, but I still receive spam comment... please what is the correct spelling of the other plugin you used.

[AnkitTiwari-dqqm]

Hii, Tony please make a video on oauth2.0 integration in django rest framework please

[tobiaschesini]

Hi, can you show how works Vultr load balancers?

[JunayedKader]

Please Make a video how spf , dkim, dmarc works. . TIA

[homesformeremortals]

good to know did not help me find the TXT value within google.