apt-solutions.co.uk

Rich Text Format (RTF) document pasted into DNS

$ dig TXT apt-solutions.co.uk

;; QUESTION SECTION:

;apt-solutions.co.uk. IN TXT

;; ANSWER SECTION:

apt-solutions.co.uk. 3600 IN TXT "{rtf1ansiansicpg1252 {fonttblf0fnilfcharset0 ArialMT;} {colortbl;red255green255blue255;red0green0blue0;red255green255blue255;} deftab720 pardpardeftab720sl380partightenfactor0 f0fs28 cf2 cb3 expnd0exp…"

What Happened

The admin drafted their DKIM key or verification token in Microsoft Word, then copy-pasted the raw Rich Text Format (`{rtf1ansiansicpg1252...}`) directly into the DNS TXT field. Word's invisible formatting codes are now globally distributed via DNS.

Full TXT Record Value

{rtf1ansiansicpg1252 {fonttblf0fnilfcharset0 ArialMT;} {colortbl;red255green255blue255;red0green0blue0;red255green255blue255;} deftab720 pardpardeftab720sl380partightenfactor0 f0fs28 cf2 cb3 expnd0expndtw0kerning0 outl0str...