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The `--txt-new-format-only` flag should be used in addition to your existing external-dns configuration flags. It does not implicitly configure TXT record handling - you still need to specify `--managed-record-types=TXT` if you want external-dns to manage TXT records.
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### Migration to New Format Only
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When transitioning from dual-format to new-format-only records:
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- Ensure all your `external-dns` instances support the new format
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- Enable the `--txt-new-format-only` flag on your external-dns instances
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Manually clean up any existing legacy format TXT records from your DNS provider
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Note: `external-dns` will not automatically remove legacy format records when switching to new-format-only mode. You'll need to clean up the old records manually if desired.
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## Prefixes and Suffixes
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In order to avoid having the registry TXT records collide with

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