Dyn Email: Charlie On The VMTA

“Did he ever return? No he never returned and his fate is still unlearn’d. He may ride forever ‘neath the streets of Boston. He’s the man who never returned.”

As a New England native and a folk song lover, I have had Charlie On The M.T.A. (short for the Massachusetts Transit Authority, the subway system in Boston) by the Kingston Trio stuck in my head many a day.

Humming the tune the other day, I couldn’t help but think of all the email messages that clients send that will never make it through our VMTA (Virtual Mail Transport Agent) and how they are all little Charlies of their own.

Here are some ways your message will not reach their final destination, so read carefully to reduce the Charlies on your next deploy.

Citizens, hear me out! This can happen to you!

Dyn Email: Why You Should Setup Authentication With SPF, Domain Keys

With more email than ever being delivered and with the industry devoted to reducing and eliminating spam, there are quick and easy things your IT department can do to ensure that your emails are reaching their intended target and not getting diverted to the dreaded Junk folder.

It’s called email authentication and here’s an explanation of what it is and why it matters.