How do I add a DMARC record at SiteGround 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 SiteGround?

1. Sign in to SiteGround and open Site Tools for the site that uses your domain.
2. Go to Domain, then DNS Zone Editor.
3. In Create New Record, click the TXT tab.
4. Type _dmarc as the name of the record.Leave your domain name out: it is added for you.
5. Paste the record as the record's value, exactly as copied.
6. Click Create.

Your domain has to use SiteGround's name servers for these records to count.

In our words, from SiteGround: 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.