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There is an alternative way. Just setup a mail server on a VPS and send a clean normal email /s
by sschueller 5y ago
There is an alternative way. Just setup a mail server on a VPS and send a clean normal email /s
- pkulak 5y agoThen it will be bounced without even going to spam!
- alfiedotwtf 5y agoNo need to /s because this is exactly what happens. Doubly so if the recipient is using Gmail.
- mdasen 5y agoI know that you're making a joke about rejecting legitimate email from small senders, but if you wanted something to hit spam, sending from a VPS where the SPF wouldn't pass would be a decent way (though it might just get rejected entirely). For those who don't know, SPF allows one to specify which IP addresses can send mail for a domain. Your VPS likely wouldn't match the range for whatever domain you're trying to send from.
- beckler 5y agoInteresting. I’m used to just putting MX domains in those records. I didn’t realize you can specify specific IP addresses.
- cube00 5y agoCareful with this, multiple failed SPFs might lead to an abuse report. As others have said I've found even with SPF/DMARC and everything set up correctly it still goes into spam so you don't even do need anything special!
- 63 5y agoAs someone who did this a month ago, I can confirm. It still hurts.
- no_time 5y agoI've read so much conflicting information only whether it's even feasible to run your own mailserver that I had to try it. Turns out I'm one of the lucky few (or silent majority) that had no problems whatsoever after getting my newly acquired ip off from a few lists. Google recieved my mail first try without even looking into spamlists. ...Maybe it helps that my domain is a relatively expensive one?
- npteljes 5y agoI think the challenge is keeping it up for years. And issues like you thinking that the mail is sent, only to learn later that a spam filter ate it somewhere. Now you have to think: what else is being eaten? For how long? What if you do need to send the email right now because of a deadline or similar? So currently it's not infeasible, just an uphill battle.
- MaKey 5y agoI had no issues with Google's mail servers, however, Microsoft's let a few of my mails just vanish. They were accepted with a 200 OK but didn't even go into the spam folder. Granted, I'm using an .xyz domain, but still, I think this is hostile behavior. Another fun story, I once tried to contact a public authority and my mail was rejected. I then tried to contact the postmaster inbox, same thing. I had to use my gmail account and was initially met with a dismissive reply. Only after asking what the job of the postmaster incorporates if not helping users with delivery issues and whom else to contact I got helped reluctantly.