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This Rackspace article covers the 3 types of DNS records you need to know about for Email delivery: http://www.rackaid.com/blog/email-dns-records/ | This Rackspace article covers the 3 types of DNS records you need to know about for Email delivery: http://www.rackaid.com/blog/email-dns-records/ | ||
| − | Aside from domain SPF records, one option you have for sending is ' | + | Aside from domain SPF records, one option you have for sending is '''SMTP relaying''' your mail off to your service provider such as Google Apps. See |
| + | * [https://support.google.com/a/answer/2685650 Mail routing and delivery: Guidelines and best practices] | ||
| + | * [https://support.google.com/a/answer/176600 Google Apps SMTP settings to send mail from a printer, scanner, or app] | ||
| + | * [https://support.google.com/a/answer/2956491 SMTP relay service setting] | ||
| + | for how to configure your Google Apps domain for '''SMTP relaying'''. Note too that you should set the 'Comprehensive mail storage setting' <ref>https://support.google.com/a/answer/3547347</ref> when using systems (like issue trackers) that deliver mail on behalf of users, via the SMTP relay and you wish copies of those messages to be stored in GMail. | ||
If you are going to send larger volumes of email that surpass the limits of your Google Apps account, you will want to use the services of SendGrid, Dyn, MailChimp (Mandrill<ref>They [http://thenextweb.com/dd/2016/02/25/in-hostile-move-mandrill-gives-all-developers-60-days-to-switch-to-paid-mailchimp-service/ cut off their free developer accounts] giving users 60 days to test and implement a new solution or pay for a MailChimp account</ref>) etc. SendGrid actually has a free service tier for < 17,000 messages per month. These services can not only handle the deliverability aspect, but also handle bounces on transactional email messages too. | If you are going to send larger volumes of email that surpass the limits of your Google Apps account, you will want to use the services of SendGrid, Dyn, MailChimp (Mandrill<ref>They [http://thenextweb.com/dd/2016/02/25/in-hostile-move-mandrill-gives-all-developers-60-days-to-switch-to-paid-mailchimp-service/ cut off their free developer accounts] giving users 60 days to test and implement a new solution or pay for a MailChimp account</ref>) etc. SendGrid actually has a free service tier for < 17,000 messages per month. These services can not only handle the deliverability aspect, but also handle bounces on transactional email messages too. | ||
Revision as of 14:22, 4 March 2016
- ↑ https://support.google.com/a/answer/3547347
- ↑ They cut off their free developer accounts giving users 60 days to test and implement a new solution or pay for a MailChimp account
- ↑ listed at mw:Extension:SwiftMailer
