diff --git a/inventories/production/group_vars/all/public_dns.yml b/inventories/production/group_vars/all/public_dns.yml
index e03ea43..b260f5b 100644
--- a/inventories/production/group_vars/all/public_dns.yml
+++ b/inventories/production/group_vars/all/public_dns.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
 # vault.gandi.pat. See docs/decisions/007-network.md and the M1 spec.
 public_dns__domain: wingu.me
 
-# Present — anti-spoof baseline for a no-mail domain (overwrites Gandi's seeded mail set).
+# Present — anti-spoof baseline for a no-mail domain. No null-MX: Gandi LiveDNS rejects
+# the RFC-7505 "0 ." form, so the MX is simply REMOVED (below) — no MX + no apex A means
+# no mail delivery, and SPF -all + DMARC reject prevent spoofing.
 public_dns__records:
-  - {record: "@", type: MX, values: ["0 ."], ttl: 3600}
   - {record: "@", type: TXT, values: ['"v=spf1 -all"'], ttl: 3600}
   - {record: _dmarc, type: TXT, values: ['"v=DMARC1; p=reject;"'], ttl: 3600}
   # Service records appear as public-tier needs arise (askari A in M4).
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ public_dns__records:
 # Absent — Gandi's auto-seeded defaults we don't want (purged once, idempotent thereafter).
 public_dns__absent:
   - {record: "@", type: A}      # Gandi parking IP
+  - {record: "@", type: MX}      # Gandi mail MX (no mail on wingu.me; null-MX unsupported)
   - {record: www, type: CNAME}   # Gandi web-redirect
   - {record: webmail, type: CNAME}   # Gandi webmail
   - {record: gm1._domainkey, type: CNAME}   # Gandi DKIM
diff --git a/roles/public_dns/molecule/default/converge.yml b/roles/public_dns/molecule/default/converge.yml
index 7a4c873..43fe109 100644
--- a/roles/public_dns/molecule/default/converge.yml
+++ b/roles/public_dns/molecule/default/converge.yml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
     public_dns__apply: false          # never call the Gandi API from a container
     public_dns__domain: example.test
     public_dns__records:
-      - {record: "@", type: MX, values: ["0 ."], ttl: 3600}
       - {record: "@", type: TXT, values: ['"v=spf1 -all"'], ttl: 3600}
     public_dns__absent:
       - {record: www, type: CNAME}
+      - {record: "@", type: MX}
   roles:
     - role: public_dns
diff --git a/roles/public_dns/tasks/main.yml b/roles/public_dns/tasks/main.yml
index c1f3e2f..521a4b1 100644
--- a/roles/public_dns/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/public_dns/tasks/main.yml
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
   ansible.builtin.assert:
     that:
       - public_dns__domain | length > 0
-      - public_dns__records | selectattr('type', 'equalto', 'MX') | list | length > 0
+      - public_dns__records | selectattr('record', 'equalto', '@')
+        | selectattr('type', 'equalto', 'TXT') | list | length > 0
     fail_msg: >-
-      public_dns__domain must be set and a null-MX anti-spoof record declared in
+      public_dns__domain must be set and an SPF record (@/TXT) declared in
       public_dns__records (group_vars/all/public_dns.yml).
   run_once: true
 
diff --git a/tests/test_public_dns.py b/tests/test_public_dns.py
index 0d498af..16fc0fc 100644
--- a/tests/test_public_dns.py
+++ b/tests/test_public_dns.py
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ _DATA = (
 )
 
 # Gandi auto-seeds these on a fresh .me zone; boma purges them (verified 2026-06-14).
+# Includes the @ MX: Gandi rejects the RFC-7505 null-MX "0 .", so we remove the MX
+# entirely (no MX + no apex A = no mail) rather than declare a null-MX present.
 GANDI_DEFAULTS_ABSENT = {
-    ("@", "A"), ("www", "CNAME"), ("webmail", "CNAME"),
+    ("@", "A"), ("@", "MX"), ("www", "CNAME"), ("webmail", "CNAME"),
     ("gm1._domainkey", "CNAME"), ("gm2._domainkey", "CNAME"), ("gm3._domainkey", "CNAME"),
     ("_imap._tcp", "SRV"), ("_imaps._tcp", "SRV"), ("_pop3._tcp", "SRV"),
     ("_pop3s._tcp", "SRV"), ("_submission._tcp", "SRV"),
@@ -32,9 +34,9 @@ def test_present_records_well_formed():
 
 def test_anti_spoof_baseline_present():
     recs = {(r["record"], r["type"]): r["values"] for r in _load()["public_dns__records"]}
-    assert recs[("@", "MX")] == ["0 ."]                       # null MX
     assert recs[("@", "TXT")] == ['"v=spf1 -all"']            # SPF deny-all
     assert recs[("_dmarc", "TXT")] == ['"v=DMARC1; p=reject;"']
+    assert ("@", "MX") not in recs                            # no MX (Gandi rejects null-MX; removed instead)
 
 
 def test_gandi_defaults_marked_absent():