Cloudflare DNS automatically truncating DMARC record

Website, Application, Performance DNS & Network
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We have a domain that is registered on Cloudflare. We are attempting to validate our domain with Mailchimp so that we can send our newsletter out to our users.

Mailchimp requires the following DNS record to be added:
• TYPE: TXT
• NAME: _dmarc.augmentedexperts.ai
• VALUE: “v=DMARC1; p=none;”

Whenever I add it, Cloudflare automatically truncates the name to _dmarc. As a result, Mailchimp’s domain validation utility refuses to recognize the DNS record as valid.

There is no way to validate the domain on Mailchimp manually. They keep passing me back to Cloudflare, but Cloudflare keeps truncating the DNS. What do I do?

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Cloudflare only shows _dmarc in the dashboard to save on space because every record ends in your domain. The actual name is _dmarc.augmentedexperts.ai.

However, it seems you are already using Cloudflare DMARC management , and thus already have a DMARC record. You can’t have 2.

dig +short _dmarc.augmentedexperts.ai txt
"v=DMARC1;  p=quarantine; rua=mailto:[email protected]"
"v=DMARC1; p=none;"

You should keep the one from DMARC management and delete the new record you are trying to create.

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