How to know if the SPF config is working (Amazon SES/Route53)?

Question

I\'m using Amazon SES and Route53 and confused how I specify the TXT value to include the proper SPF config. Amazon gave me a SES TXT name/value pair which looks something like

Answer 1

SPF and Amazon SES

If you are using Amazon SES to send from your domain, you need to know that the current SES implementation involves sending emails from an SES-owned MAIL-FROM domain. This means that you do not need to make any changes to your DNS records in order for your emails to pass SPF authentication.

Source: SPF and Amazon SES

More info:

• Authenticating Email with SPF in Amazon SES
• Authenticating Email with DKIM in Amazon SES