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SMTP Server Configuration Checklist — Things to Watch When Email Won’t Send

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Notes on things to watch

– Register the SMTP Server’s Global IP as an A host record in DNS
– Register SPF record in DNS
– Register DMARC record in DNS
– Register DKIM record in DNS (if needed—about 35% adoption as of June 2019)
MX, SPF and other mail server verification tools
DMARC record check tool

– For AWS, submit a request to remove SMTP sending restrictions
About removing AWS SMTP sending restrictions

To avoid being flagged as spam mail
– Set “Reply-to” in outgoing emails from your system