I used both types with Bind 9.2.1, so both types should work for you.
As I recall the only difference was txt -> spf as RR type.
hugo hugoo <hugo...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Dear all,
>
>I received the following question and I am not able to aswer as spf
>records are still mysterious to me.
>We are using BIND 9.7.
>
>Thanks in advance for your answers,
>
>Hugo,
>
>
>
>Does our DNS-server support SPF-type records? Or do we put SPF-info in
>a TXT-record?
>
>Ref. :
>Early implementations used TXT records for implementation before the
>new record type was commonly available in DNS software. Use of TXT
>records for SPF was intended as a transitional mechanism. However,
>according to the current RFC, RFC 4408, section 3.1.1, "An
>SPF-compliant domain name SHOULD have SPF records of both RR types. A
>compliant domain name MUST have a record of at least one type," and as
>such, TXT record use is not deprecated.[2]
>
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