Email deliverability, decoded.
Field notes, benchmarks, and practical guides on getting your email into the inbox, from authentication and reputation to content and the filters that decide it all.
DKIM2 and DMARCbis: What Changes Next in Email Authentication DKIM2 signs a message at every hop so forwarding no longer breaks authentication. Where the IETF draft stands, what DMARCbis changes, and what to do now.
Top Email Spam Prevention Techniques for Marketers How to stop marketing emails landing in spam: list permission, subject lines, content testing, SPF, DKIM, DMARC, one-click unsubscribe and CAN-SPAM. Email List Hygiene: How to Keep a List Healthy Between Cleanings Email list hygiene is the ongoing discipline that keeps a list healthy: what degrades it, the warning signs, and the habits that stop a cleanup becoming urgent. Sender Score: What Validity’s 0 to 100 Rating Actually Measures Sender Score is Validity’s 0 to 100 rating of a sending IP, on a rolling 30-day average. What a good score is, how to check yours, and what it misses. Email Authentication Checklist: SPF, DKIM, DMARC, ARC, BIMI A per-protocol checklist for SPF, DKIM, DMARC, ARC and BIMI: what each standard does and the settings to get right for each one before you send. How to Improve Sender Reputation for Better Deliverability Discover how to improve sender reputation for enhanced deliverability with practical tips and strategies. How to Clean an Email List: The Step-by-Step Process [2026] How to clean an email list step by step: find the dead addresses, remove what is unsalvageable, win back the rest, and set a cadence so it stays clean. Best Email Verification Tools Compared: 12 Services Tested Twelve email verification services compared on free tier, entry price and what each is good at, with every figure checked in August 2026. Email Deliverability Statistics (2026): What Our Data Actually Shows 2026 email deliverability statistics from millions of daily tests: 65% inbox rate, 32% spam, plus provider, authentication, and industry benchmarks. Reverse DNS Lookup: What it is and How to Set it Up Reverse DNS maps an IP address back to a hostname. What rDNS is, how to run a lookup on Windows, macOS and Linux, and how to add the PTR record that stops mail servers rejecting you. 16 Best Email Deliverability Tools Compared (2026) Every email deliverability tool worth paying for in 2026, compared on real pricing and features: spam testing, inbox placement, DMARC, verification, warmup. How to Fix '550 Permanent Failure for One or More Recipients' The 550 permanent failure for one or more recipients bounce comes from a Barracuda gateway: what :blocked means, why it fired, and how to get delisted. DMARC Fail: Why It Happens and How to Fix It Why DMARC fails even when SPF and DKIM pass: alignment, forwarding, ESP defaults, and broken records, with a concrete fix for every cause.
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