Mail::M...ang::SPF(3)

✨ NAME ✨

okay bestie, welcome to the Mail::M...ang::SPF(3) page, straight outta the Mail::MIMEDefang::SPF Documentation set 💖

Mail::MIMEDefang::SPF — the Sender Policy Framework interface for MIMEDefang. she's the SPF girlie of the MIMEDefang universe 🦋

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🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

Mail::MIMEDefang::SPF is a module you use to check for Sender Policy Framework headers from mimedefang-filter. that's the whole vibe. it checks the SPF stuff so you don't have to 😌

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💅 METHODS 💅

🎀 md_spf_verify

Returns the code and explanation of the Sender Policy Framework check. ✨

Additional optional return values are the code and explanation of the helo SPF query. the 5th and 6th return values are the SPF dns records, if they are available 👑

Possible return code values are:

• "pass"
• "fail"
• "softfail"
• "neutral"
• "none"
• "error"
• "permerror"
• "temperror"
• "invalid"

The method accepts the following parameters:

• $email — the email address of the sender 📧
• $relayip — the relay ip address 🌐
• $helo (optional) — the MTA helo server name 💫

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and that's the whole page, bestie, no notes 💜

cute lil sign-off time: this was Mail::M...ang::SPF(3), version 3.7.1, dated 2026-07-20. go slay your SPF checks 🫶✨