[resolved] debugging OpenDKIM - problem with DKIM-verifier addon of Thunderbird

    OpenDKIM doesn't work on my server.


    I use an external DNS Service and have entered the TXT record for mail as instructed.


    Output from mail-tester: "Wir konnten Ihren öffentlichen Schlüssel nicht empfangen."


    DKIM-Verifier, an AddOn for Thunderbird, reports for mails from my server: "Ungültig (Kein DKIM Schlüssel im DNS Server gefunden)"


    What can I do to correct this?


    i-MSCP 1.5.3 Build: 20180516

    OpenDKIM Version 2.0.0 (Build 2017090800)

  • technotravel

    Changed the title of the thread from “debugging OpenDKIM” to “[resolved] debugging OpenDKIM - problem with DKIM-verifier addon of Thunderbird”.

    It was resolved indeed and many thanks to f4Nm1Z9k2P for his friendly assistance :thumbsup:


    The basic problem was the format of the TXT entry for the mail record in the DNS. It has been mentioned already here in the forum - in the case of some external DNS providers, it is necessary to remove quotation marks and empty spaces of the key for that field.


    I had done this, but my Thunderbird Addon DKIM-verifier still indicated a problem (as indicated in the opening post), which made me think that the DKIM settings for my server aren't working.


    f4Nm1Z9k2P pointed out to me that the Addon is actually caching old DNS records. After I deleted the file "dkimKey.sqlite" in my Thunderbird profile, the DKIM-verifier shows a positive result.


    I am mentioning this here in case another user runs into the same problems. I have written to the developer of the Addon about this problem, and will eventually update this post with additional information.