How do I add a DMARC record at GoDaddy for Zoho Mail?

What does a DMARC record do?

It tells mail servers what to do with a message that uses your domain but did not come from a service you approved. It also asks them to send you reports on who sends mail in your name.

What record do I publish for Zoho Mail?

A TXT record named _dmarc. Start with the first value below. Replace yourfirm.example with your own domain, and use a mailbox someone reads for the reports.

1. Start herep=nonereports only
2. p=quarantinesuspicious mail to spam
3. Where to aimp=rejectforged mail refused

v=DMARC1; p=none; rua=mailto:[email protected]

v=DMARC1; p=quarantine; rua=mailto:[email protected]

v=DMARC1; p=reject; rua=mailto:[email protected]

How do I add it at GoDaddy?

1. Sign in to GoDaddy and open your Domain Portfolio.
2. Select your domain to open its Domain Settings page, then select DNS to see its records.
3. Select Add New Record and choose TXT from the Type menu.
4. Type _dmarc in Name.Leave your domain name out: it is added for you.
5. Paste the record in Value, exactly as copied.
6. Select Save.

In our words, from GoDaddy: adding a TXT record, read 14 October 2026. If a screen has changed since, follow the host's own page.

When do I move past p=none?

When the reports show every service that sends mail for you passing. Before each step, check that your mail, invoicing, booking and newsletter services are in your SPF record or sign their mail with DKIM. A service that is missing will have its mail sent to spam, or refused.

Move to p=quarantine first. Zoho shows the policy applied to a share of messages with pct, for example pct=20, before it covers them all. Then move to p=reject, which asks mail servers to refuse a message that fails.

This is our own judgement, not a quote. Where your domain has no DMARC record and one service is the only sender in your SPF record, our steps start at p=quarantine.