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title: "Permerror; SPF Permanent Error Caused Due to Too Many DNS Lookups | AutoSPF"
description: "If your SPF record exceeds the maximum limit of 10 DNS lookups, then SPF permerror (short for permanent error) occurs. It causes email deliverability and s"
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#  Permerror; SPF Permanent Error Caused Due to Too Many DNS Lookups 

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If your [SPF record](/spf-too-many-dns-lookups/multiple-spf-records/) exceeds the maximum limit of 10 DNS lookups, then [SPF permerror](/spf-too-many-dns-lookups/) (short for permanent error) occurs. It causes [email deliverability](https://clearout.io/blog/factors-that-impact-email-deliverability/) and security issues, impacting the performance of DKIM and DMARC operations. All these issues expose emails and domains to _phishing, spoofing, and spam attacks._

![Spf Record 2](https://media.mailhop.org/autospf/images/2023/11/spf-record-2.jpg) 

## **How to Stay Within the SPF DNS-Lookup Limit to Avoid the Permerror Problem in SPF Records?**

These implementations and SPF specifications can help you decrease the need for DNS lookups or DNS queries and steer clear of the issue-

![Permerror Spf Permanent Error Too Many Dns Lookups](https://media.mailhop.org/autospf/images/2023/11/permerror-spf-permanent-error-too-many-dns-lookups.jpg) 

DNS LOOKUP- HOW IT WORKS

[Image sourced](https://think.unblog.ch/en/dns-lookup-how-it-works-examples/) from think.unblog.ch

- Remove unnecessary **include statements** from your SPF DNS records.
- Use the sender IP addresses belonging to the ip4 and ip6 range.
- Remove mechanisms belonging to the same domain.
- Delete all “ptr” mechanisms.
- Remove any invalid or unused domain references.
- [SPF flattening](/spf-too-many-dns-lookups/the-significance-of-spf-flattening-in-fixing-permerror-caused-due-to-too-many-dns-lookup-limit-error/) or compression.

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