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Most critical first. Last updated 2026-10-19.

Criticalr/webdevAug 2017▲ 13

…were on even more (sometimes up to 10 blacklists.) Dedicated IPs dont exist, waited about a week for no response. * Sparkpost. Got banned after sending 1000 transactional messages. They were all forgot passwords, account verification and invoices. Not a single marketing email. I went through…

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Criticalr/webhostingJul 2017▲ 10

…were on even more (sometimes up to 10 blacklists.) Dedicated IPs dont exist, waited about a week for no response. * Sparkpost. Got banned after sending 1000 transactional messages. They were all forgot passwords, account verification and invoices. Not a single marketing email. I went through…

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Criticalr/UltralightApr 2018▲ 6

rultralight discussion week of april 23 2018

…www.massdrop.com/buy/vargo-titanium-bot-bottle-pot?mode=guest_open&utm_campaign=Drop%3A%20Request%20Launched&utm_source=SparkPost&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Drop%3A%20Request%20Launched&utm_content=1524488783447.606376678133137404649991&referer=D82A4P&utm_content=1524488783447.60637667813313740464999…

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Criticalr/gamedevJul 2022▲ 6

mailchimp or googleforms

…[Sender Reputation](https://www.sparkpost.com/resources/email-explained/email-sender-reputation/) and other surprisingly difficult parts of sending marketing email. \- You won't [leak all your emails to all your…

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Criticalr/webhostingJul 2020▲ 5

where can i leave a bad review for siteground

Yeah - that’s part of your problem. These are records you have to add to your domain for your email to be recognized, especially by larger organizations, as not spam. SiteGround doesn’t do this automatically all the time. https://www.sparkpost.com/blog/understanding-spf-and-dkim/

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Criticalr/webdevJan 2018▲ 4

mass emailer

…bulk mail. You should research options like [Sendgrid](https://sendgrid.com/), [MailGun](https://www.mailgun.com/), [Sparkpost](https://www.sparkpost.com/) or [Mandrill/MailChimp](https://www.mandrill.com/). Your current solution is in violation with the terms of using Gmail and you will be…

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Criticalr/SwitzerlandJul 2025▲ 4

anyone else got one of these mails url seems

TL;DR: Header checks all pass, SPF record explicitly authorizes SparkPost to send emails on behalf of bounces.logistics.post.ch, and the unsubscribe link points to a sas.com service. Everything indicates the message is genuine but likely sent in error. \---- Mailheader: `spf=pass (sender IP is…

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Criticalr/gamedevOct 2017▲ 3

successful steam launch postmortem throne of lies

…it doesn't go to spam, say hi <name>,), and that's it. Don't confuse yourself with all the extra csv info. (EDIT: Use SparkPost for email…

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Criticalr/gsuiteJan 2022▲ 3

gsuite email host alternatives with prices

…* [SMTP2GO](https://www.smtp2go.com/faq/). 1000 emails a month on their free tier with a cap of 200 per day. * [SparkPost](https://www.sparkpost.com/pricing/). 100 emails per day with their developer account. * [SendGrid](https://sendgrid.com/pricing/). 100 emails per day on their free…

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Criticalr/gsuiteJan 2022▲ 3

someone blogged a solution for a post google apps

I have used Sparkpost for a long time and their free server deliveribility is terrible. Most of the times, my outgoing email is blackholed or eaten up by anti-spam software.

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Criticalr/webhostingNov 2022▲ 3

outgoing emails flagged as spam

…will always be on one blocklist or another no matter how hard you work to get it cleaned. The [reputation](https://www.sparkpost.com/resources/email-explained/email-sender-reputation/) is ruined, possibly permanently, depending on how many RBLs it's managed to land on, and for the length of time…

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Criticalr/HomeNetworkingJul 2023▲ 3

quickly becoming overwhelmed by ip addresses and

…details after I'm done with a stop. Woukld going through a 3rd party like u/apathialol mentioned (i.e. Sendgrid and Sparkpost) resolve the spam issue in your opinion? Thank…

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Criticalr/webdevAug 2016▲ 2

…if that's what you mean by spam/blacklist issues. [Sparkpost](https://www.sparkpost.com/) isn't immediate delivery but usually less than a minute, and the reporting is great. Though their pricing taps out at 5m per month so you…

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Mixedr/uwaterlooSep 2016▲ 4

…addresses directly. This differs from most spam in that there's a legit emailing company behind it (studetree used sparkpost, irrc), so I've taken to complaining directly to those email providers. Get enough complaints, studetree will get kicked off and possibly fined, maybe even blacklisted…

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Mixedr/webdevFeb 2018▲ 4

whats the best service for sending transactional

Depends what you need. We're currently with Sendgrid after having used Mandrill, Mailgun, AWS, SparkPost, and one or two others. AWS I wouldn't recommend in the slightest. All the public IPs I have ever used on there was blacklisted. Mailgun was fairly similar, the public pools were blacklisted.…

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Mixedr/gsuiteMay 2020▲ 4

my outgoing mails are landing in spam folder at

…Port25 runs a validation service you can use for testing that runs a few common checks. https://www.sparkpost.com/email-tools/authentication-checker/ It's also worth getting someone to send you the original source of a message that lands in their spam. You can often find hints…

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Positiver/HomeNetworkingJul 2023▲ 45

quickly becoming overwhelmed by ip addresses and

I very much doubt you'll be find an IP from any regular ISP that isn't blacklisted. Your best bet would be to use a third party service to do the emailing: Sendgrid, Sparkpost, etc all work hard to maintain a good reputation.

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Positiver/laravelSep 2019▲ 13

what is a package that you install on almost

…they have a switching cost. Things like Cloudflare for DNS management & security, Forge for server management, AWS/Sparkpost/Mailgun for emails. But those are difficult problems. Hence worth outsourcing in my book. For years, there’s been a boom of SaaSes for developers - trying to solve a…

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Positiver/EntrepreneurFeb 2016▲ 9

…send option at that plan level for $29/mo.) Knowtify - http://www.knowtify.io/ - Plans start at $59/mo. for 5k emails SparkPost - https://www.sparkpost.com/ - First 10k emails are free; Plans then start at $9.95/mo. for 40k…

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Positiver/startupsApr 2016▲ 7

2: Mailgun or SparkPost would be good choices to migrate too. They have all the features that Mandril does. Also they not only did this to get rid of free accounts. They killed the ability to send marketing campaigns via mandrill. So those of us who built our own email marketing products on top had…

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Positiver/startupsApr 2016▲ 6

I think, but don't use them so can't confirm, that SparkPost is where you need to be. They seem pretty good actually 100k free messages/month.

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Positiver/chefknivesOct 2020▲ 6

need advice is this knife any good for a first

…op.com/buy/kanefusa-japanese-kitchen-knives?mode=guest_open&utm_campaign=Transactional%3A%20Order%20Captured&utm_source=SparkPost&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Transactional%3A%20Order%20Captured&utm_content=1602522890534.374170511428138269915692&referer=M29CF3…

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Positiver/webdevApr 2026▲ 6

mailgun alternative asap

It depends on your priorities: Postmark = best for transactional emails and reliability SendGrid = flexible, marketing + transactional Amazon SES = cheapest & reliable if you dont mind a bit of setup SparkPost = analytics-heavy, good for tracking issues

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Positiver/cybersecurityDec 2021▲ 5

spamphishing mail from incompany user

…cant protect you from someone setting up a gmail under the same name as your CEO. More information here:…

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