Tag Archives: Technical

I did a class at M3AAWG teaching the basic mechanics of sending an email, both really by hand using dig and netcat, and using SWAKS. No slides, but if you’re interested in the script I’ve posted a very rough copy of my working notes here.

Another day, another ESP telling a client to publish a SPF include for the wrong domain. It shouldn’t annoy me, really. It’s mostly harmless and it’s just an extra DNS look up for most companies. Heck, we followed Mailchimp’s advice and added their include to our bare root domain and it’s not really a huge deal for companies with only a couple SaaS providers. Still

Learn best practices to improve your unsubscribe email messaging and how to better manage the list of people who have unsubscribed from your marketing emails. The post Email Unsubscribe Best Practices Every Marketer Should Follow appeared first on SendGrid.

Tools that you run from the command line – i.e. from a terminal or shell window – are often more powerful and quicker to use than their GUI or web equivalents. Their output is plain text so it’s much easier to copy and paste into an email or a slack conversation – sure, you can take a screenshot of a GUI tool and share that

If you ever want to get a Twilio SendGrid expert talking, ask them about the Event Webhook. Then get comfortable because they’ll have a lot to say! Twilio SendGrid’s Event Webhook is a bit of a darling. Businesses love this powerful tool because it gives teams unlimited access to real-time data on email campaigns. And […] The post Why Email Experts Love Twilio SendGrid’s Event…

We talked to a panel of ISP experts about sender reputation, current spam tactics, Apple’s MPP, and more. Read the top tips for email senders. The post ISP Panel: What We Learned About Sender Reputation, Spam and the Impact of Apple’s MPP appeared first on SendGrid.

Google Analytics (GA) is a great free resource that helps you stay on top of your website’s performance. But did you know that GA is also useful for monitoring your outbound emails? In this post, we’ll show you how to use Google Analytics email tracking to gain statistical insight into your campaigns. Plus, if you’re […] The post Google Analytics Email Marketing Tracking appeared first…

Learn what Google prefetching is, how to detect prefetching, and what Twilio SendGrid’s plans are to flag prefetching in the future. The post What Is the Impact of Google Prefetching Opens? appeared first on SendGrid.

Need help figuring out the issues preventing your emails from reaching your intended recipients? Check out our list of bounce and block classifications now. The post Introducing: Bounce and Block Classifications appeared first on SendGrid.

A while back I wrote about Apple Mail Privacy Protection, what it does and how it works. Since MPP was first announced I’d assumed that it would be built on the same infrastructure as iCloud Private Relay, Apple’s VPN product, but hadn’t seen anything from Apple to explicitly connect the two and didn’t have access to enough data to confirm it independently. But the nice

You’ve probably heard about Apple Mail Privacy Protection. Email marketing chat has been all a-twitter about it since it was announced in June. Skipping over all the “Openpocalypse” panic, what is it and what does it do? Image Loads It’s all about images in email and how they’re loaded (particularly invisible one pixel images that are used solely for tracking). Why do we care about…

Find the most recent updates to Apple's Mail Privacy Protection from Twilio SendGrid. See new data, understand the impact & get tips on how to prepare for iOS15. The post Apple Mail Privacy Protection in 2022: Guide for Email Senders appeared first on SendGrid.

DMARC enforcement is required to take advantage of new email developments like BIMI. In order to move to DMARC enforcement, you must be sure that all of your valid mail is passing DMARC. This is where DMARC monitoring comes in. The post The Ins and Outs of DMARC Monitoring appeared first on SendGrid.

When it comes to SMTP servers, you have the option to use an existing SMTP relay server or create your own. Learn about the pros and cons of both options and how to create a free SMTP server with Twilio SendGrid. The post How to Create a Free SMTP Server (Plus Tips on Buying vs. DIY-ing) appeared first on SendGrid.

Protect your email program against spam and spoofing attacks. Learn why SMTP authentication is important and how it can help secure your account. The post SMTP Security and Authentication: How to Protect Your Email Program appeared first on SendGrid.

Now, you can set up 2048 bit keys for your Twilio SendGrid account. Implement 2048 bit DKIM keys to protect your domain and email reputation.  The post 2048 Bit DKIM Keys: Enhanced Protection for Your Email Program appeared first on SendGrid.

On June 7th, Apple announced Mail Privacy Protection allowing users to decide what data is shared when using the Mail app. Here's what we know so far. The post Apple Mail App Privacy Protection: What Email Senders Need to Know appeared first on SendGrid.

Learn to create a landing page using a combination of Laravel 8, Vue.js, and SendGrid from a PHP expert. The post How to Create a Landing Page with Laravel, Vue.js, and SendGrid appeared first on SendGrid.

In this thorough tutorial, you'll learn how to add security headers to help protect against attacks related to insecure protocols. The post Add Security Headers with Lambda@Edge and Terraform in AWS S3/CloudFront appeared first on SendGrid.

Email is key to a strong communications strategy. Learn to send bulk emails to mailing lists created with Twilio SendGrid's Email API, Laravel, and Vue.js. The post Create a Mailing List using Twilio’s SendGrid Email API, Laravel, and Vue.js appeared first on SendGrid.