On 24/01/2024 09:01, Andy Bennett via BitFolk Users wrote: Yeah, when I first saw an article with a headline to that effect somewhere else (I forget where) I thought it was a click-bait article. I did, however confirm on the previously-linked Google and Yahoo pages that they are changing it in February and it's not just for bulk senders (although many articles about it focus on that). In addition to the requirement that apparently came into place in December 2023 to "Use a TLS connection for transmitting email", Google state: "Requirements for all senders Starting February 1, 2024, all senders who send email to Gmail accounts must meet the requirements in this section. * Set up SPF or DKIM email authentication for your domain. * Ensure that sending domains or IPs have valid forward and reverse DNS records, also referred to as PTR records. * Use a TLS connection for transmitting email. * Keep spam rates reported in Postmaster Tools below 0.10% and avoid ever reaching a spam rate of 0.30% or higher. * Format messages according to the Internet Message Format standard (RFC 5322). * Don’t impersonate Gmail From: headers. Gmail will begin using a DMARC quarantine enforcement policy, and impersonating Gmail From: headers might impact your email delivery. * If you regularly forward email, including using mailing lists or inbound gateways, add ARC headers to outgoing email. ARC headers indicate the message was forwarded and identify you as the forwarder. Mailing list senders should also add a List-id: header, which specifies the mailing list, to outgoing messages." Yahoo state: "Requirements for All Senders: * Authenticate your mail * Implement SPF or DKIM at a minimum * Keep spam complaint rates low * Keep your spam rate below 0.3% * Have a valid forward and reverse DNS record for your sending IPs * Comply with RFCs 5321 and 5322" Gavin

Hello, On Wed, Jan 24, 2024 at 09:30:29AM +0000, Andy Bennett via BitFolk Users wrote: My understanding is that you basically don't feature on gmail's IP-based radar unless you send thousands of emails a day. Thanks, Andy -- https://bitfolk.com/ -- No-nonsense VPS hosting

Hello, On Wed, Jan 24, 2024 at 09:18:53AM +0000, Ed Neville via BitFolk Users wrote: I have posted some things about this before. As of December 2023 gmail requires TLS: https://social.bitfolk.com/@grifferz/111546120071424973 Some authentication (SPF *or* DKIM) will be required by gmail from February 2024: https://social.bitfolk.com/@grifferz/111218204056919795 So their requirement will be at least one of those, but yes they do say best to have both (and DMARC). Note also that it's already the case that they might decide that in certain circumstances they want to see one or more of these things and they won't publish what those circumstances are - can even be "random sampling". So effectively it's already been the case for ages that if you want to get mail into gmail you should use SPF and DKIM. Sometimes, even now. Thanks, Andy -- https://bitfolk.com/ -- No-nonsense VPS hosting