30 Dec
2020
30 Dec
'20
8 a.m.
On Wed, Dec 30, 2020 at 10:19 AM Chris Zach via cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
There are some pretty good email test utilities on the web. A test email
is sent to the utility and results as to what's good/bad are returned with
suggested remediation.
Bill
Attempting to
pull in this thread a tad, there are relatively simple
measures that can be taken to bring a private mail server into compliance
with gmail, Amazon, Microsoft level mail server protocol and
authentication. Its not just gmail. The simplest measures are done with
DNS and TLS. Most of the mail that I see routinely falling into spam
folder is from what appears to be spoofed domains. Many of these are
legit
messages that dont have a properly configured DNS
record, preventing the
receiving server from authenticating the FROM domain as owned by the
sender. A simple fix.
Well, even with proper DKIM mail and SPF records, Google still sometimes
shafts my mail. No idea why, no one to talk to on how to make it better,
no options other than "Get a Google mail account".
Life like that.