Take the tour ×  I'm using the new AWS GUI for Route 53 to setup
my domain records. However, the AWS console won't accept the
recommended Google Apps SPF record, v=spf1
include:_spf.google.com ~all (found here).  It keeps giving me
an error stating  The record set could not be saved because: -
The Value field contains invalid characters or is in an invalid
format.  This happens when saving as SPF and TXT. Any ideas?
share|improve this question add comment  4 Answers  up vote 11
down vote accepted  I had to wrap my SPF record in quotation
marks for it to work.  "v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all"
share|improve this answer add comment  It's a new feature for
the console. Chances are it's the console part that is rejecting
the 'invalid' characters, rather than the underlying system.
I'd try setting it with one of the many tools available for
configuring Route 53 and if that doesn't work, contact Amazon
share|improve this answer add comment  Using doubles you can set
that value without raising error message