SPF, DKIM and DMARC for Namecheap Private Email

Short answer: Namecheap Private Email mail passes Gmail, Yahoo and Microsoft checks when you turn on DKIM with your own domain, add include:spf.privateemail.com to your one SPF record and publish a DMARC record at _dmarc (start with p=none). The exact records and clicks are below.

v=spf1 include:spf.privateemail.com ~all

v=DMARC1; p=none; rua=mailto:dmarc@yourdomain.com

Step by step

1. Domain on Namecheap BasicDNS? In Domain List → Manage → Mail Settings choose Private Email; Namecheap adds MX and SPF for you. Then do the DKIM and DMARC steps.
2. DNS somewhere else (Cloudflare, your host)? Add two MX records at @: mx1.privateemail.com and mx2.privateemail.com, both priority 10, and delete every other MX record.
3. Add the SPF include below to your one SPF record at @.
4. Generate the DKIM key in your Private Email settings and add it as a TXT record at the host name for your plan (see above). Older plans can only generate it after the first mailbox exists.
5. Publish DMARC at _dmarc with p=none and a rua address on your own domain.
6. Records usually work within 30 minutes; then check the domain below.

Mistakes that break it

• Namecheap says DKIM is required for outgoing mail to work properly, so don't skip it.
• Copying the DKIM host from an old tutorial? default._domainkey is only right for plans bought before 2 June 2026. The wrong selector means DKIM fails on every message.
• Some Namecheap hosting plans bundle Titan instead. MX mx1.titan.email means you need the Titan guide.
• The mail, autodiscover and autoconfig CNAMEs only help mail apps find the settings. They don't affect delivery.

Check that it worked

After the fix, send a test email to see SPF, DKIM and DMARC pass on a real message, then keep an eye on it: free DMARC monitoring shows every service that sends mail as your domain and which ones fail, in plain English.

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