ECHALK TECHNOLOGY GUIDE - DNS RECORDS REQUIRED FOR ECHALK SERVICES

Purpose: This document provides an eChalk customer who manages their own DNS Name Servers with a complete set of DNS records allowing eChalk services to function appropriately.

eChalk Service Affected

eChalk Website URL(s) (Required)

Type of Record
CNAME (or A)

Record data
HOST: Host of School website URL DATA: (see description) TTL: 14400

Description & Notes

Description: A DNS record is implemented for each eChalk Website to allow access for Internet users. Host field: For example; populate with www for www.YoureChalkDomain.org. Data field: We recommend using CNAME record and direct to website.eChalk.com. (Please include the trailing dot!) Alternatively, an A record can be created and pointed to 67.202.217.94. Description: The DNS MX record allows eChalk accounts to receive Internet mail. Only one MX record should exist for an eChalk mail domain. Hosts field should be populated on the following samples: o Sample 1: Populate with @ symbol for user@YoureChalkDomain.org. o Sample 1: Populate with host of eChalk if your mail domain is user@eChalk.YoureChalkDomain.org. Data field: We recommend directing the MX record to mail.eChalk.com. (Please include the trailing dot!) Alternatively, the eChalk IP address of 67.202.217.94 can be used instead. Note: If the MX record is pointing to another IP address for an eChalk managed domain, please contact eChalk Support at (800) 499-2741 to further optimize this custom configuration. Description: eChalk supports Sender Policy Framework (SPF) standards as a security method to validate eChalk mail servers as the only servers responsible for sending mail for an eChalk mail domain. More information can be found here: http://www.openspf.org. Customers willing to follow these Internet Standards should create a SPF or TXT DNS record. Hosts field should be populated on the following samples: o Sample (1): user@YoureChalkDomain.org : In this case, please populate with @. o Sample (2): user@eChalk.YoureChalkDomain.org : In this case, please populate with eChalk Description: eChalk has implemented a feature to automatically redirect users attempting to access an eChalk website without placing www before the domain in the web browser. For example; an Internet user entering http://YoureChalkDomain.org would encounter an error when they are trying to access an eChalk site of http://www.YoureChalkDomain.org. To prevent this, create a DNS A record for the domain.

eChalk Mail Domain (Required)

MX

HOST: (see description) DATA: (see description) PRIORITY: 0 (zero) TTL: 14400

eChalk Mail Server Identification (SPF) (Required) Non-eChalk Website URL(s) (Recommended)

SPF (or TXT)

HOST: (see description) DATA: v=spf1 a mx ptr a:*.echalk.net ~all TTL: 14400

Domain A

HOST: @ DATA: 67.202.217.94 TTL: 14400 HOST: dkim._domainkey DATA: v=DKIM1; p=MIGdMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GLADCB hwKBgQCpXKHT9O0UJvCgXIhNpLp39kyr5InvlH 3Gytd8qVtzU4hUyBjAKYE4d3G8EU8NNUHzIFJ Dxv/PC9jYB5NUb3ye8wGlCFrbEqgKmm8X+RXh P+likk80dXxlkv48FbWLtGLS0aSVsHXz0+9ADC+ eAQq3198IIsd/HSaT/XLNJGtXHQIBEQ== TTL: 14400 HOST: Host of Non-eChalk website URL DATA: (see description) TTL: 14400

eChalk Mail Server Identification (DKIM) (Recommended)

TXT

Description: eChalk follows Domain Keys Identified Mail (DKIM) standards as a security method to validate eChalk mail servers as the only servers that are responsible for sending mail for an eChalk mail domain. More information can be found here: http://www.dkim.org. Customers wanting to follow these Internet Standards should create a DNS TXT record as indicated.

HTTP Redirected URL(s) (Optional)

CNAME (or A)

Description: HTTP redirects can be created to redirect Internet users accessing a non-eChalk website to an eChalk website. Please submit requests for HTTP Redirects to eChalk Support prior to creating DNS record! Once the HTTP Redirect has been created, you can then update your existing DNS records as appropriate. Host field: For example; populate with www for www.YourOtherDomain.com. Data field: Recommend using CNAME record and direct to redirect.eChalk.com. (Please include the trailing dot!) Alternatively, an A record can be created and pointed to 67.202.217.90.

eChalk DNS records for Customers managing their own DNS by: Chris Pachuta, Technical Support Manager [Last updated: Friday, June 10, 2011] eChalk Support (800) 499-2741