Set up a sending domain

People should recognize who is writing to them. Start with a sender name and an email address on a domain you own, such as The Studio Letter and hello@example.com.

This setup connects the domain used for sending your email. You add the records Fonte provides where that domain’s DNS is managed, or approve an available connection that adds them for you.

Have access to that DNS account, or someone who can make the changes. You can keep writing your broadcast while setup is underway.

1. Open your broadcast draft.
2. In From, enter the sender name and email address. Use the arrow beside the address to choose a saved sender.
3. Choose Verify domain when it appears. Setup opens for the domain in that sender address.

A workspace owner or admin manages sender setup. If the address needs changing, edit it in From or in the sender setup before adding DNS records. Use the domain and records shown for the address you intend to send from.

For a broadcast, Emails to your audience is already selected. The default choices are a good starting point; you can review link-click tracking and open Advanced when you need a different sending setup.

Let any setting changes finish saving before continuing. The DNS instructions come from that saved setup, so use the latest records Fonte shows.

If Connect with Cloudflare is available, choose it and approve the connection in the window that opens. Return to Fonte afterward to follow verification. A detected provider name alone does not mean an automatic connection is available.

Choose Set up manually when you want to add the records yourself or hand setup to someone else.

Manual setup gives you three ways to get the same records into your DNS account:

• Import a file: choose your DNS provider, download the setup file, and follow the import steps shown.
• Ask for help: copy the instructions or download the guide for the person who manages your domain. They do not need a Fonte account. Copy for an AI assistant prepares a handoff for your agent.
• Add one by one: copy each record’s type, name, and value into your DNS settings, including the priority when one is shown. Move through the records until you have added the required ones.

Use the records generated for your own domain. The illustration shows their shape; its example name and value are not your setup.

Some DNS providers want a short record name and add your domain automatically. Others expect the full name. The manual view offers Use short names and Use full names so you can match your provider’s field.

Keep existing records that Fonte marks as detected. When a record Needs attention, review the value already in DNS before changing it. Setup files leave conflicting records out for you to review separately.

If your domain already has a DMARC record, keep it and follow the review shown in setup. Do not add a second DMARC record at the same name.

Follow the status in setup after making the DNS changes. Fonte checks automatically while setup is active. Use Check verification when it is offered to request another check.

DNS updates can take time to become visible. A waiting record means Fonte has not confirmed that value yet. Check that its name and value match your generated instructions.

Sending records detected can be followed by Finishing email setup, or a remaining email-policy step. Follow that step until setup confirms the sender is ready; detecting a record is only part of the process.

When the domain is ready, return to your draft and send yourself a test. Domain verification confirms the sending setup; it cannot guarantee that every message lands in the inbox.

• Send a test and finish your first broadcast

• Domain not found: check the spelling and make sure DNS is active for the domain.
• Waiting for DNS: check the record names and values at your provider, then let verification run again.
• Needs attention: inspect the existing value before replacing anything. Use the current setup instructions.
• Verification expired: check verification again to get fresh instructions.
• Setup delayed or verification unavailable: follow the status shown. You can keep preparing the draft while the connection recovers.

If the records match and email delivery still cannot finish, open Support with the domain name and the status shown. A verification problem does not require deleting your broadcast draft.

Use Ask for help → Copy for an AI assistant to give your agent the current DNS setup. Have it inspect existing records, make only the intended changes through your authorized DNS connection, and return to Fonte to confirm readiness.

Keep the generated records with the domain they belong to. If you change the sender or email setup, give the agent the refreshed instructions before it continues.

• Current agent connection availability