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 Austin, TX
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DKIM is an important email delivery technology but, it might now be a requirement for email delivery. Learn more - blog.mxtoolbox.com/2023/02/1…

DKIM is no longer optional - MxToolbox Blog

DKIM has been around for more than a decade but was not widely used until the DMARC standard added DKIM alignment and authentication as one of it's passing

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With everything happening in email delivery lately, we wondered: Are Blacklists still relevant? Our thoughts... blog.mxtoolbox.com/2023/03/1…

Are Blacklists still relevant? - MxToolbox Blog

Blacklists were developed as a way to mark IP addresses used to send spam, IP addresses at risk of sending spam due to poor configuration or domains used in

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If you are sending mass amounts of unsolicited email as part of your business, your business practices are out of date. You need to change before your burn out your domain - blog.mxtoolbox.com/2023/02/0…

The Days of Unsolicited Email are Over - MxToolbox Blog

Sending email to any email address with which your company does not have a direct relationship is considered Unsolicited. Unsolicited email has also been

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Buying email lists to drive leads? The days for using that tactic are numbered. Read more on our blog - blog.mxtoolbox.com/2023/02/0…

The Days of Unsolicited Email are Over - MxToolbox Blog

Sending email to any email address with which your company does not have a direct relationship is considered Unsolicited. Unsolicited email has also been

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What does it take to get to the Inbox? We analyze the issues you are facing - blog.mxtoolbox.com/2023/01/2…

Getting to the Inbox - MxToolbox Blog

The Inbox is The Target for email marketers. If the email doesn't make the Inbox, then no one can open it or click on all our wonderful pitches. Getting

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Is email marketing "free"? There are very real costs to our brand if we treat it lightly. Read more - blog.mxtoolbox.com/2023/01/1…

The Myth of Free Email Marketing - MxToolbox Blog

For the last 20 years, email marketing has been considered "free" marketing. The monetary costs to send an individual email have been negligible: once an

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We are back online. Apologies for the inconvenience.
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Our status page is available as well for updates mxtoolbox.statuspage.io/
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Having a short outage this morning on the website. It will be back online shortly.
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We're back online! Thanks for your patience.
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Hi All - We're currently experiencing issues with a build that might have been a little undercooked. Follow our StatusIO page for updates... mxtoolbox.statuspage.io/#:~:…
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MxToolbox is undergoing regularly scheduled maintenance today to help make our tools even better. You can check our status here: mxtoolbox.statuspage.io/
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Did you know that DMARC can protect your domain from SMTP Relay exploits? Learn more on our blog - blog.mxtoolbox.com/2022/06/0…

Google's Recent SMTP Relay Exploit and DMARC Policies - MxToolbox Blog

In April, Google began to see an uptick in spoofing attacks that utilized their SMTP Relay system and compromised Google accounts. They have closed the

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Does your email make it to the inbox? blog.mxtoolbox.com/2022/04/1…

Does your email make it to the Inbox? - MxToolbox Blog

Inbox Providers are constantly adapting their algorithms to detect and eliminate spam while simultaneously elevating wanted email. This arms race puts Email

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What does "Success" mean when delivering email? Well... there are differing opinions. Learn more in our blog... blog.mxtoolbox.com/2022/03/0…

The Flavors of Successfully Delivered Email - MxToolbox Blog

Email delivery is a complicated thing. There are multiple layers of technology protecting an inbox at modern inbox providers like Google, Yahoo! and

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The "Big Game" is coming... Does their email security stack up? blog.mxtoolbox.com/2022/01/2…

Super Bowl LVI and Email Security - MxToolbox Blog

Super Bowl LVI in California is almost upon us, and for millions of NFL fans around the world, it’s the most exciting time of the year. Unfortunately, it's

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Microsoft Exchange started 2022 with an interesting bug. Our Mailflow customers knew about it early. Find out how... blog.mxtoolbox.com/2022/01/1…

Microsoft's 2022 Bug - MxToolbox Blog

This week Microsoft announced a bug with Exchange servers that can cause email queueing delays and potentially loss of email. Read more on the specifics here.

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Occasionally, we get asked how blacklists make money, because, to some, it seems potentially unethical. Here's our take - blog.mxtoolbox.com/2021/04/1…

The Economics of Blacklists - MxToolbox Blog

Blacklists have been around for over two decades, meaning that blacklists (blocklists or deny lists) existed before most humans were on the Internet. The goal

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UCEPROTECT has blacklisted several popular ASNs. Our Experts weigh on the situation and what you can do. blog.mxtoolbox.com/2021/02/1…

Recent Spikes on UCEPROTECT Level 3 - MxToolbox Blog

Recently, we noticed an increase of in the number of ASNs (full blocks of IP addresses owned by individual Internet Providers) listed by UCEPROTECT on their

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Have you wondered if your vendors were protecting you from Fraud and Phishing attacks using their domains? We have. A lot. We've started a series researching it. Next - Domain Registrars. blog.mxtoolbox.com/2020/11/1…

Phishing Risk - Domain Registrars - MxToolbox Blog

Email Fraud and Phishing is a huge risk for both consumers and businesses.  In 2019, the FBI estimated that people lost over $57M to email fraud and

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