--- title: "SPF Neutral And Other Types Of SPF Error Messages You Could Encounter After Setting SPF Records For Your Domain | DuoCircle" description: "Join the thousands of organizations that use DuoCircle Find out how affordable it is for your organization today and be pleasantly surprised.Interested in" image: "https://www.duocircle.com/images/og-default.png" canonical: "https://www.duocircle.com/content/spf-permerror/spf-neutral/" --- Content # SPF Neutral And Other Types Of SPF Error Messages You Could Encounter After Setting SPF Records For Your Domain Join the thousands of organizations that use DuoCircle Find out how affordable it is for your organization today and be pleasantly surprised.Interested in [ Talk to an Expert → ](/contact/) [ See what we make ](/products/) ## SPF Neutral And Other Types Of SPF Error Messages You Could Encounter After Setting SPF Records For Your Domain _Sender Policy Framework (SPF) record check results are sent back to the sending mail servers_ whenever an **SPF record check** is performed. Servers categorize these errors into different error message types. In this article, we’ll explore in brief SPM permerror and other SPF error messages such as SPF neutral. [Fix Your SPF Errors Now](/email/spf-record-check) ![spf permerror](https://media.mailhop.org/duocircle/images/2020/12/spf-test-tool.png) ### Types Of SPF Errors It is essential to understand the different types of error messages returned by the mail servers. They are listed below - **None**: It means that no **SPF record** exists in the domain. - **Neutral**: _SPF neutral messages are sent when the domain owner doesn’t want to assert that the sending IP addresses are authorized_. The point is evident from the fact that the SPF record uses a closing tag ‘?all.’ It is almost similar to a situation where an SPF record doesn’t exist. - **Pass**: The sending IP address is authorized to send email from the domain. - **Fail**: [SPF fail](/content/spf-permerror/spf-fail) messages are sent when the sending IP address is **NOT authorized** to send from the domain. - **Softfail**: The sender is either authorized or not authorized to send email from the domain. - **Temperror**: This could be an error that could have occurred due to some temporary issues like DNS timeout or any similar problems during the [SPF validation](https://www.autospf.com/) process. It doesn’t mean that the SPF record is invalid, not found, or didn’t pass the SPF record check process. There is no reason to worry if you receive [SPF temperror](/content/spf-permerror/spf-temperror) from only one mail server. But if you start receiving such messages consistently, then you need to recheck your SPF record. - **Permerror**: The mail servers send these SPF permerror messages when they couldn’t **verify the SPF records** correctly. Usually, these errors are caused due to typos or syntax errors. ### Why SPF Permerror Is Important, And How To Fix It? When you receive an [SPF permerror](/content/spf-permerror) message from a mail server, it means that you need to act quickly. While other SPF message types are less critical, _permerror statements imply that your SPF record could not be validated_. In other words, even if your SPF record exists, there is still some issue that is causing an **SPF record check** fail instance. _Permerror is different from other errors such as SPF neutral and requires immediate action_ to ensure that your email messages are authenticated and reach your customers’ inbox. To fix these issues, use the [SPF record check tools](https://www.internetsociety.org/ota/spf-dmarc-tools-record-validator) available online, determine the problem, and resolve it immediately. MORE – [SPF permerror office 365](/content/spf-permerror/spf-permerror-office-365) ![spf fail](https://media.mailhop.org/duocircle/images/2020/12/mail-spf-check.png) ##### Join the thousands of organizations that use DuoCircle --- Find out how affordable it is for your organization today and be pleasantly surprised. [Auto SPF - Sign Up FREE](/email/spf-record-check)Interested in our Partner Program for MSPs and VARs? Visit Our [MSP Partner Program](/msp-partner-program). ## Ready to talk? Same-day response from someone technical. We tell you yes or no quickly. If yes, we get to work. 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