Before you can send email from Raise More, you need to prove that you own the domain you are sending from. You do that by adding a few DNS records to your domain. Entri is a tool built into Raise More that can add those records for you automatically, or walk you through adding them by hand. This article explains what Entri does and how to use it.
What Entri does
To send email, your domain needs three kinds of DNS records in place:
DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail): a signature that lets receiving mail servers confirm a message really came from your domain and was not changed in transit.
SPF (Sender Policy Framework): a record that lists which mail servers are allowed to send email for your domain.
DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance): a policy that tells receiving servers what to do with mail that fails the DKIM and SPF checks.
These records live with your DNS host, which is wherever your domain is managed (for example GoDaddy, Namecheap, Cloudflare, Google Domains, or a similar provider). Entri knows how to talk to many of these hosts directly. It can sign you into your DNS provider, add the exact records Raise More needs, and hand control back to you. If your provider is not one Entri can connect to automatically, it shows you the records so you can add them yourself.
You only need to verify a domain once. After a domain is verified, you can add more sending addresses on the same domain and they work right away.
Step-by-step automatic setup
Go to Settings, then open the Verified Emails page.
Click Add New Verified Email.
In the Add new verified email window, fill in the Email Address you want to send from (use an address on a domain you control, such as
info@yourcampaignforcongress.com, not a free provider like Gmail, Yahoo, or Hotmail) and a Sender Name. Click Add.The address appears in the list with a status. If it cannot be verified right away, Raise More shows a brief notification telling you that further action is required and to use the Finish Verification button.
Click Set Up DNS Automatically With Entri. Entri opens in a window over the page.
Entri detects your DNS provider from your domain. Sign in to that provider through the Entri window when it asks you to.
Review the records Entri is about to add and approve them.
Entri writes the DKIM, SPF, and DMARC records for you and closes. Control returns to Raise More.
That is the whole automatic flow. You do not need to copy or paste anything.
Manual fallback
If Entri does not support your DNS provider, or you would rather add the records yourself, you can do it by hand. Entri still shows you the records that need to be added, including the record type, the name or host, the value, and the time-to-live (TTL).
Open the records list shown for your domain in Raise More.
In a separate tab, sign in to your DNS host (wherever your domain is managed).
Add a new DNS record for each one shown. Match the type, name, and value exactly. Copy the values carefully; a single wrong character will cause verification to fail.
Save the records at your DNS host.
Return to Raise More to check the status.
If you are not sure where your domain is managed or how to add a record there, your DNS host's own help documentation is the best place to look, since the screens differ from provider to provider.
Checking status and Finish Verification
On the Verified Emails page, each address shows a status:
Verified: the domain is confirmed and the address is ready to send.
In progress: the records have been added and Raise More is waiting to confirm them.
Action required: the records are not in place yet, or could not be confirmed.
If an address still shows that action is needed, use the Finish Verification button to reopen Entri with the same records. This is useful if you closed Entri partway through, if a record did not save, or if you started with the manual route and want Entri to finish the job.
Raise More checks your records and updates the status on its own once they are detected. You do not have to do anything else after the records are correctly in place.
How long it takes
DNS changes are not always instant. After the records are added, they need to propagate across the internet before they can be confirmed. This is usually quick, often within minutes, but it can take up to about 48 hours. The status will move to Verified on its own once the records are detected. If it has been longer than that and the status still has not changed, double-check that each record was saved at your DNS host exactly as shown, then use Finish Verification to retry.
FAQ
Can I use a Gmail, Yahoo, or Hotmail address?
No. You need an email address on a domain you control. Free mailbox providers like Gmail, Yahoo, and Hotmail are not supported for sending, for spam-compliance reasons.
Do I have to verify every email address separately?
No. You verify the domain once. After that, additional addresses on the same domain are usable immediately without going through DNS setup again.
What if Entri does not recognize my DNS provider?
Use the manual fallback. Entri will show you the exact records to add, and you add them at your DNS host yourself.
Will adding these records affect my existing email or website?
The DKIM and DMARC records Raise More adds are specific to sending from Raise More and do not replace your existing mail. SPF is a single combined record per domain, so if you already have an SPF record, the values need to be merged rather than duplicated. If you are unsure, add the records through Entri or check with whoever manages your domain.
The status is stuck on In progress. What do I do?
Give it time to propagate, up to about 48 hours. If it stays that way, confirm the records were saved correctly at your DNS host and click Finish Verification to retry.