SenderGuard

DNS migration postmortem: how to avoid overwrite incidents

When moving DNS providers, TXT flattening, defaults, and manual copy/paste often cause drift — especially for SPF/DMARC records. This playbook avoids common pitfalls and keeps a verifiable audit trail.

Check quickly

Do this (pre‑cut)

  • Export current DNS (authoritative copy) and keep as rollback reference
  • Validate long TXT split & quoting; avoid provider auto‑wrap
  • Count SPF lookups and document include chains

Cut & verify

  • Import carefully; re‑count SPF lookups; ensure no duplicate TXT
  • Run audit and save PDF evidence with scanId/sha256
  • Open Verify link to show recompute match