How to configure a zone template so that newly added accounts and domains get a DMARC record

Introduction

You may use the following procedure to ensure that newly created accounts and domains get a basic DMARC record by default.

Procedure

1. Login to WHM as the root user

2. Navigate to: Home »DNS Functions »Edit Zone Templates

3. Click on the Standard template

4. Add the following to a new line within the template:

_dmarc IN TXT v=DMARC1\;p=quarantine\;sp=none\;adkim=r\;aspf=r\;pct=100\;fo=0\;rf=afrf\;ri=86400\;rua=mailto:dmarc\@%domain%\;ruf=dmarc\@%domain%

5. Click the blue Save button

Now, whenever you create a new account or domain, it will have the above DMARC record added to it.

NOTE: In order to receive DMARC aggregate and error reports, the domain owner must manually create the following email account: dmarc@newlycreatedomainexample.tld

Please note that newlycreateddomainexample.tld represents the newly created domain and should not be used literally.

This basic DMARC record in the above example has the following settings:

Policy: Quarantine

Subdomain Policy: None

DKIM Mode: Relaxed

Percentage: 100

Generate Failures When: All checks fail

Report Format: AFRF

Report Interval: 86400

Send Aggregate Mail Reports To: dmarc@newlycreatedomainexample.tld

Send Failure Reports To: dmarc@newlycreatedomainexample.tld

You are welcome to edit the DMARC record to meet your specific needs.