diff --git a/ses-domain/ses_dns.md.tpl b/ses-domain/ses_dns.md.tpl
index b2cbe29..206f415 100644
--- a/ses-domain/ses_dns.md.tpl
+++ b/ses-domain/ses_dns.md.tpl
@@ -5,13 +5,6 @@
 Update DNS to complete SES verification with the following details. This must be done
 on all views: internal, Dmz, and Public, though Public is the most important one.
 
-* TXT records for validation:
-
-```
-$ORIGIN ${domain}.
-_amazonses  ${ttl} in txt "${validation_txt}"
-```
-
 * TXT records for validation fully qualified:
 
 ```
@@ -24,15 +17,6 @@ _amazonses.${domain}. ${ttl} in txt "${validation_txt}"
 Update DNS to set the DKIM records with the following details. This must be done
 on all views: internal, Dmz, and Public, though Public is the most important one.
 
-* CNAME records:
-
-```
-$ORIGIN ${domain}.
-%{ for dk in dkim_tokens ~}
-${dk}._domainkey ${ttl}in cname ${dk}.dkim.amazonses.com.
-%{ endfor ~}
-```
-
 * CNAME records fully qualified:
 
 ```
@@ -64,14 +48,17 @@ Configuration of DMARC unknown at this time.
 Once the DNS changes are done, you can validate them with these commands:
 
 ```shell
+SERVER=""
 echo -n "in txt _amazonses.${domain}. "
-dig +short in txt _amazonses.${domain}. | grep -c "${validation_txt}"
+dig $SERVER +short in txt _amazonses.${domain}. | grep -c "${validation_txt}"
 %{ for dk in dkim_tokens ~}
 echo -n "in cname ${dk}._domainkey.${domain}. "
-dig +short in cname ${dk}._domainkey.${domain}. | grep -ci "${dk}.dkim.amazonses.com"
+dig $SERVER +short in cname ${dk}._domainkey.${domain}. | grep -ci "${dk}.dkim.amazonses.com"
 %{ endfor ~}
 echo -n "in mx ${mail_from}.${domain}. "
-dig +short in mx ${mail_from}.${domain}. | grep -ci "feedback-smtp.${region}.amazonses.com"
+dig $SERVER +short in mx ${mail_from}.${domain}. | grep -ci "feedback-smtp.${region}.amazonses.com"
 echo -n "in txt ${mail_from}.${domain}. "
-dig +short in txt ${mail_from}.${domain}. | grep -ci "v=spf1 include:amazonses.com -all"
+dig $SERVER +short in txt ${mail_from}.${domain}. | grep -ci "v=spf1 include:amazonses.com -all"
 ```
+
+To specify a different sever, set `SERVER="@148.129.127.22"` or some other specific sever IP.