Hi,

I've recently configured DMARC for my custom domain Zoho mail account, with DKIM and SPF verifying successfully in the Zoho mail control panel. The _dmarc TXT DNS record is configured with: 'v=DMARC1; p=quarantine; rua=mailto:<admin email address>'.

Following is an excerpt from an (also attached) DMARC feedback report I've received from Google, which I find confusing. Under <policy_evaluated> it shows the value 'fail' for SPF, whereas it shows 'pass' under the <auth_results>.

Who can help me interpret this report? I would like to understand why it is showing opposite fail/pass results.

And what does this mean for my emails, is there a chance they end up in my recipient's spam box or get quarantined?

Thanks,

Jonathan

1. ...
   <record>
       <row>
         <source_ip>192.134.164.104</source_ip>
         <count>1</count>
         <policy_evaluated>
           <disposition>none</disposition>
           <dkim>pass</dkim>
           <spf>fail</spf>
         </policy_evaluated>
       </row>
       <identifiers>
         <header_from>objectguild.com</header_from>
       </identifiers>
       <auth_results>
         <dkim>
           <domain>objectguild.com</domain>
           <result>pass</result>
           <selector>zoho</selector>
         </dkim>
         <spf>
           <domain>inria.fr</domain>
           <result>pass</result>
         </spf>
       </auth_results>
     </record>
   ...