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Get DMARC Ready

DMARC record protects your domain from unauthorized use. With Smartlead’s DMARC testing tool, you can verify the configuration of your DMARC record. A properly configured DMARC policy increases your email deliverability. Improve your chances of reaching the inbox rather than being marked as spam.

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Ensure you send emails only through your authorized servers and reduce spoofing risks while improving deliverability. 

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DKIM Record generator

Check if DKIM records are set up correctly for your domain. Ensure your email authentication policies protect your domain. 

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How to Run a DMARC Test?

Step 1

First, enter your domain name in the input field.

Step 2

Click on the Look Up button to start with DMARC look-up.

Step 3

Check the status of the DMARC for the domain you entered. 

What is a DMARC record, and what does it include?

DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance) is a protocol. It protects your domain and ensures that only authorized senders can send emails using the domain.

A typical DMARC record looks something like this:

v=DMARC1; p=reject; rua=mailto:reports@example.com; ruf=mailto:forensic@example.com; fo=1; adkim=r; aspf=r; pct=100; sp=none; rf=afrf; ri=3600

Here’s a breakdown of what this includes:

  • v=DMARC1 indicates the DMARC version
  • p=reject directs receiving servers on how to handle emails that fail DMARC checks (options include none, quarantine, or reject).
  • rua=mailto:reports@example.com specifies where aggregate reports of DMARC failures should be sent.
  • ruf=mailto:forensic@example.com is for sending forensic reports.
  • fo=1 defines the conditions under which reports are generated.
  • adkim=r and aspf=r set alignment modes for DKIM and SPF, respectively, to be relaxed or strict.
  • pct=100 means applying the DMARC policy to 100% of failing emails.
  • sp=none sets the policy for subdomains.
  • rf=afrf defines the format of forensic reports.
  • ri=3600 sets the interval for sending reports in seconds.

By customizing these values, domain owners can control how their email traffic is handled and monitored, enhancing their overall email security strategy.

Protect Your Brand with DMARC: Key Use Cases

Email spoofing can happen anytime. Check your DMARC record now and ensure your domain is protected against fraud today.

1. Monitor Brand Abuse and Protect Against Impersonation

Your brand’s reputation is valuable. Cybercriminals may try to exploit your domain for malicious purposes, sending out emails that appear to be from your company. Regularly checking DMARC policies gives insights into who is sending emails on your behalf. Detect any unauthorized use of your domain and prevent damage.

2. Ensure Seamless Business Communication

For businesses with multiple departments or third-party services sending emails (e.g., marketing, customer service, HR), it’s crucial that all emails are correctly authenticated. DMARC validation ensures that emails from various departments or external partners within the same domain aren’t wrongly flagged as suspicious or marked as spam. Ensure smooth communication across the organization.

3. Enhancing ROI on Email Campaigns

If your email campaigns land in spam folders, you're missing out on potential revenue. Validating your DMARC record is key to improving email deliverability and ensuring your marketing efforts reach your target audience. Securing your domain with DMARC. Protect your ROI by increasing deliverability and engagement rates.

What Our Customers Say

I can upload hundreds of email accounts, send thousands of cold emails per day, and still have an organized master inbox. This is unseen with any other tool on the market today. I looked...

Mykyta

CEO, Yell Cut

4.5
I've personally built a sales engagement platform similar to Smartlead, and I am genuinely blown away by the scalability, functionality and more. We're a B2B Lead Gen Agency, and we primarily use cold email to generate leads for our clients. We're on track to double our best month in terms of client results.

Nick A.

Founder, Leadbird.io

4.5
Smartlead is an innovative cold email platform that helps me reach out to potential clients. There are easy-to-use templates, powerful automation tools, and intuitive analytics for email warming and campaign analytics. It provides me with everything I need to maximize my cold email campaigns.

Reggie B.

Sales Director - Financial Institution Solutions Saggezza, Inc.

4.5
Smartlead is an absolute game-changer! With its exceptional features and support from the Smartlead team, I've experienced remarkable success. The customizable platform and cost-effective pricing have revolutionized our cold emailing game. I would rate it 10 out of 10 for satisfaction. A must-have tool for any B2B agency!

Romain Osman

Co-Founder, Five Element

4.5
Innovative, reliable, and Suitable For Technical and Non-Technical Users. SmartLead's ability to help me land in the primary inbox and automate the laborious parts of my workflow is brilliant. The customer support is incredibly good, I've had some great feedback on my cold email campaigns.

Ryane Tully

Co-founder, Pitchlane

4.5
Hands down the best cold email software. Smartlead is amazing, this is the best tool if you want to cold email at scale and land in the inbox. The team is super responsive with great support. While there is a learning curve to cold email, they really built a great foundation to make it as simple as possible. I am sending over 2k emails a day!!! absolute game changer for my business.

Eden Einav

Account Executive, B.I.G. Charity Law Group Professional Corporation

4.5
Intuitive. Game-Changing. POWERFUL. Analytics, spintax, A/B testing, quick personalization. This is a game changer if you send cold email campaign. Grateful to this team for building a product that has changed our day to day. 🚀

David Borman

Senior Account Executive, Key Outreach

4.5
The best outbound email marketing software. Customer support - they are so responsive and helpful Features - you can add multiple email domains to the same account.

Bojan Najdov

Founder, Lambda Group

4.5
Smartlead has been extremely helpful with seamlessly onboarding clients, warming up their accounts, and prepping campaigns to send at high volumes while maintaining high deliverability. There are multiple features that allow me to track performance over time and understand when it is time for me to make adjustments, and Vaibhav is constantly making improvements/upgrades to the platform which gives me all the more faith in the future of this great tool.

Dino Knezovic

Founder, Office Optim

4.5
Smartlead is absolutely amazing! The software is easy to understand I am not a techie but directly understand everything and if you really have a question the team always helps instantly. Additionally I love all the features. Like I said for me as a lead generation agency the software gives me everything I need and much more.

Johannes Fessler

CEO, Rock Solid Lead Generation

4.5
Terrific platform for agencies. The platform is intuitive and makes it easy to manage multiple client accounts. I love the email warmup feature, the sub-accounts, and the branded client portal. Deliverability and analytics are solid. Great customer support.

Kris Sharma

Founder, Webinar Dude

4.5
Total game changer for cold outreach. Packed with features: Spintax, Rotating Inboxes, AI Email Categorization, Subsequences, Tagging, and Whitelabeling. Their team is SUPER responsive and implements changes quickly, and it is the most reliable cold email tool I've ever used.

Matthew Lucero

Founder, Anevo Marketing

4.5
Best Cold Email Marketing Tool for individuals as well as agencies. Smartlead has simplified email marketing to another infinity. With their domain rotation, email warmups and unified inbox, this is an absolute gamechanger in the industry right now. With such an affordable pricepoint, they really offer you the best bang for the buck and superseeds any email automation tool in the market like salesloft/outreach or reply. Vaibhav is more than just an amazing guy, who is super helpful and approachable. This tool would guarenteed be the next best thing in the market and the best part is they never stop innovating. Complete no brainer to opt for this against any other tool that you are using for email outreach at the current moment. Trust me you wouldn't be disappointed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Abhishek Basu

Account Executive, Leadzilla

4.5
Best cold email tool in the game. Most user friendly cold email tool I've used to date. Super easy to set up, love the bulk upload feature to add multiple domains at once and support is impeccable. They respond so fast it's unreal. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Serdar Tufan

Owner, FunnelVision

4.5
I just ended my 2 year search for the right cold emailing platform with Smartlead. A stand alone tool for cold emailing unlike anything else in the market. And it looks like they're only getting started. Now I can finally train my VAs on just one platform instead of bouncing between several like they used to for different things.

Cliff Coelho

Owner, Storydriven.video

4.5
Best cold outbound email software out there. Everything, is fast, reliable, scalable, you can also white-label, amazing analytics and never breaks like other similar competitors. Never once I went in spam in the last 4 months of using it.

Arnold Koci

CEO, Acquisizioneclienti.it

4.5
Smartlead is an absolute game-changer! With its exceptional features and support from the Smartlead team, I've experienced remarkable success. The customizable platform and cost-effective pricing have revolutionized our cold emailing game. I would rate it 10 out of 10 for satisfaction. A must-have tool for any B2B agency!

Romain Osman

Co-Founder, Five Element

4.5
Our campaigns weren't just about reaching out, but reaching out right, and Smartlead helped us achieve this. It has added immense value to our business by prioritizing email deliverability and customer needs. I would rate it a 9 out of 10

Lucas Maliczak

Outbound Lead & Partner, Peakora

4.5
Smartlead is simply amazing. They constantly improve their product and bring new features that make the cold email software even more complete. If you're a big automation enthusiast like me, there are no other cold email tools on the market that allow you to 100% automate your business as Smartlead does.

René-Karl Lambert

Founder, WindGrowth

4.5
Intuitive. Game-Changing. POWERFUL. Analytics, spintax, A/B testing, quick personalization. This is a game changer if you send cold email campaign. Grateful to this team for building a product that has changed our day to day. 🚀

David Borman

Senior Account Executive, Key Outreach

4.5
The best outbound email marketing software. Customer support - they are so responsive and helpful Features - you can add multiple email domains to the same account.

Bojan Najdov

Founder, Lambda Group

4.5
Smartlead has been extremely helpful with seamlessly onboarding clients, warming up their accounts, and prepping campaigns to send at high volumes while maintaining high deliverability. There are multiple features that allow me to track performance over time and understand when it is time for me to make adjustments, and Vaibhav is constantly making improvements/upgrades to the platform which gives me all the more faith in the future of this great tool.

Dino Knezovic

Founder, Office Optim

4.5
Smartlead is absolutely amazing! The software is easy to understand I am not a techie but directly understand everything and if you really have a question the team always helps instantly. Additionally I love all the features. Like I said for me as a lead generation agency the software gives me everything I need and much more.

Johannes Fessler

CEO, Rock Solid Lead Generation

4.5
Terrific platform for agencies. The platform is intuitive and makes it easy to manage multiple client accounts. I love the email warmup feature, the sub-accounts, and the branded client portal. Deliverability and analytics are solid. Great customer support.

Kris Sharma

Founder, Webinar Dude

4.5
Total game changer for cold outreach. Packed with features: Spintax, Rotating Inboxes, AI Email Categorization, Subsequences, Tagging, and Whitelabeling. Their team is SUPER responsive and implements changes quickly, and it is the most reliable cold email tool I've ever used.

Matthew Lucero

Founder, Anevo Marketing

4.5
Best Cold Email Marketing Tool for individuals as well as agencies. Smartlead has simplified email marketing to another infinity. With their domain rotation, email warmups and unified inbox, this is an absolute gamechanger in the industry right now. With such an affordable pricepoint, they really offer you the best bang for the buck and superseeds any email automation tool in the market like salesloft/outreach or reply. Vaibhav is more than just an amazing guy, who is super helpful and approachable. This tool would guarenteed be the next best thing in the market and the best part is they never stop innovating. Complete no brainer to opt for this against any other tool that you are using for email outreach at the current moment. Trust me you wouldn't be disappointed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Abhishek Basu

Account Executive, Leadzilla

4.5
Best cold email tool in the game. Most user friendly cold email tool I've used to date. Super easy to set up, love the bulk upload feature to add multiple domains at once and support is impeccable. They respond so fast it's unreal. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Serdar Tufan

Owner, FunnelVision

4.5
I just ended my 2 year search for the right cold emailing platform with Smartlead. A stand alone tool for cold emailing unlike anything else in the market. And it looks like they're only getting started. Now I can finally train my VAs on just one platform instead of bouncing between several like they used to for different things.

Cliff Coelho

Owner, Storydriven.video

4.5
Best cold outbound email software out there. Everything, is fast, reliable, scalable, you can also white-label, amazing analytics and never breaks like other similar competitors. Never once I went in spam in the last 4 months of using it.

Arnold Koci

CEO, Acquisizioneclienti.it

4.5
Smartlead is an absolute game-changer! With its exceptional features and support from the Smartlead team, I've experienced remarkable success. The customizable platform and cost-effective pricing have revolutionized our cold emailing game. I would rate it 10 out of 10 for satisfaction. A must-have tool for any B2B agency!

Romain Osman

Co-Founder, Five Element

4.5
Our campaigns weren't just about reaching out, but reaching out right, and Smartlead helped us achieve this. It has added immense value to our business by prioritizing email deliverability and customer needs. I would rate it a 9 out of 10

Lucas Maliczak

Outbound Lead & Partner, Peakora

4.5
Smartlead is simply amazing. They constantly improve their product and bring new features that make the cold email software even more complete. If you're a big automation enthusiast like me, there are no other cold email tools on the market that allow you to 100% automate your business as Smartlead does.

René-Karl Lambert

Founder, WindGrowth

4.5
Total game changer for cold outreach. Packed with features: Spintax, Rotating Inboxes, AI Email Categorization, Subsequences, Tagging, and Whitelabeling. Their team is SUPER responsive and implements changes quickly, and it is the most reliable cold email tool I've ever used.

Matthew Lucero

Founder, Anevo Marketing

4.5
Best Cold Email Marketing Tool for individuals as well as agencies. Smartlead has simplified email marketing to another infinity. With their domain rotation, email warmups and unified inbox, this is an absolute gamechanger in the industry right now. With such an affordable pricepoint, they really offer you the best bang for the buck and superseeds any email automation tool in the market like salesloft/outreach or reply. Vaibhav is more than just an amazing guy, who is super helpful and approachable. This tool would guarenteed be the next best thing in the market and the best part is they never stop innovating. Complete no brainer to opt for this against any other tool that you are using for email outreach at the current moment. Trust me you wouldn't be disappointed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Abhishek Basu

Account Executive, Leadzilla

4.5
Best cold email tool in the game. Most user friendly cold email tool I've used to date. Super easy to set up, love the bulk upload feature to add multiple domains at once and support is impeccable. They respond so fast it's unreal. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Serdar Tufan

Owner, FunnelVision

4.5
I just ended my 2 year search for the right cold emailing platform with Smartlead. A stand alone tool for cold emailing unlike anything else in the market. And it looks like they're only getting started. Now I can finally train my VAs on just one platform instead of bouncing between several like they used to for different things.

Cliff Coelho

Owner, Storydriven.video

4.5
Best cold outbound email software out there. Everything, is fast, reliable, scalable, you can also white-label, amazing analytics and never breaks like other similar competitors. Never once I went in spam in the last 4 months of using it.

Arnold Koci

CEO, Acquisizioneclienti.it

4.5
Smartlead is an absolute game-changer! With its exceptional features and support from the Smartlead team, I've experienced remarkable success. The customizable platform and cost-effective pricing have revolutionized our cold emailing game. I would rate it 10 out of 10 for satisfaction. A must-have tool for any B2B agency!

Romain Osman

Co-Founder, Five Element

4.5
Our campaigns weren't just about reaching out, but reaching out right, and Smartlead helped us achieve this. It has added immense value to our business by prioritizing email deliverability and customer needs. I would rate it a 9 out of 10

Lucas Maliczak

Outbound Lead & Partner, Peakora

4.5
Smartlead is simply amazing. They constantly improve their product and bring new features that make the cold email software even more complete. If you're a big automation enthusiast like me, there are no other cold email tools on the market that allow you to 100% automate your business as Smartlead does.

René-Karl Lambert

Founder, WindGrowth

4.5

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What is Smartlead's cold email outreach software?

Smartlead's cold email outreach tool helps businesses scale their outreach efforts seamlessly. With unlimited mailboxes, fully automated email warmup functionality, a multi-channel infrastructure, and a user-friendly unibox, it empowers users to manage their entire revenue cycle in one place. Whether you're looking to streamline cold email campaigns with automated email warmups, personalization fields, automated mailbox rotation, easy integrations, and spintax, improve productivity, or enhance scalability with subsequences based on lead’s intentions, automated replies, and full white-label experience, our cold email tool implifies it in a single solution.

What is Smartlead, and how can it enhance my cold email campaigns?

Smartlead is a robust cold emailing software designed to transform cold emails into reliable revenue streams. Trusted by over 31,000 businesses, Smartlead excels in email deliverability, lead generation, cold email automation, and sales outreach. A unified master inbox streamlines communication management, while built-in email verification reduces bounce rates.
Additionally, Smartlead offers essential tools such as CNAME, SPF Checker, DMARC Checker, Email Verifier, Blacklist Check Tool, and Email Bounce Rate Calculator for optimizing email performance.

How does the "unlimited mailboxes" feature benefit me?

Our "unlimited mailboxes" feature allows you to expand your email communications without restrictions imposed by a mailbox limit. This means you won't be constrained by artificial caps on the number of mailboxes you can connect and use. This feature makes Smartlead the best cold email software and empowers you to reach a wider audience, engage with more potential customers, and manage diverse email campaigns effectively.

How does Smartlead as a cold emailing tool can automate the cold email process?

Smartlead’s robust cold email API and automation infrastructure streamline outbound communication by transforming the campaign creation and management processes. It seamlessly integrates data across software systems using APIs and webhooks, adjusts settings, and leverages AI for personalised content.

The cold emailing tool categorises lead intent, offers comprehensive email management with automated notifications, and integrates smoothly with CRMs like Zapier, Make, N8N, HubSpot, Salesforce, and Pipedrive. Smartlead supports scalable outreach by rapidly adding mailboxes and drip-feeding leads into active campaigns

What do you mean by "unibox to handle your entire revenue cycle"?

The "unibox" is one of the unique features of Smartlead cold email outreach tool, and it's a game-changer when it comes to managing your revenue cycle. The master inbox or the unibox consolidates all your outreach channels, responses, sales follow-ups, and conversions into one centralized, user-friendly mailbox.

With the "unibox," you gain the ability to:

  1. Focus on closing deals: You can now say goodbye to the hassle of logging into multiple mailboxes to search for replies. The "unibox" streamlines your sales communication, allowing you to focus on what matters most—closing deals.

  2. Centralized lead management: All your leads are managed from one central location, simplifying lead tracking and response management. This ensures you take advantage of every opportunity and efficiently engage with your prospects.

  3. Maintain context: The "unibox" provides a 360-degree view of all your customer messages, allowing you to maintain context and deliver more personalized and effective responses.

How does Smartlead ensure my emails don't land in the spam folder?

Smartlead, the best cold email marketing tool, ensures your emails reach the intended recipients' primary inbox rather than the spam folder.

Here's how it works:

  1.  Our "unlimited warmups" feature is designed to build and maintain a healthy sending reputation for your cold email outreach. Instead of sending a large volume of emails all at once, which can trigger spam filters, we gradually ramp up your sending volume. This gradual approach, combined with positive email interactions, helps boost your email deliverability rates

  2. We deploy high-deliverability IP servers specific to each campaign.

  3.  The ‘Warmup’ feature replicates humanized email sending patterns, spintax, and smart replies.

  4. By establishing a positive sender reputation and gradually increasing the number of sent emails, Smartlead minimizes the risk of your emails being flagged as spam. This way, you can be confident that your messages will consistently land in the primary inbox, increasing the likelihood of engagement and successful communication with your recipients.

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 Get DMARC Ready

DMARC record protects your domain from unauthorized use. With Smartlead’s DMARC testing tool, you can verify the configuration of your DMARC record. A properly configured DMARC policy increases your email deliverability. Improve your chances of reaching the inbox rather than being marked as spam.

SPF Record Generator

Ensure you send emails only through your authorized servers and reduce spoofing risks while improving deliverability. 

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Check if DKIM records are set up correctly for your domain. Ensure your email authentication policies protect your domain. 

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How to Run a DMARC Test?

Step 1
First, enter your domain name in the input field.
Step 2
Click on the Look Up button to start with DMARC look-up.
Step 3
Check the status of the DMARC for the domain you entered. 

What is a DMARC record, and what does it include?

DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance) is a protocol. It protects your domain and ensures that only authorized senders can send emails using the domain.

A typical DMARC record looks something like this:

v=DMARC1; p=reject; rua=mailto:reports@example.com; ruf=mailto:forensic@example.com; fo=1; adkim=r; aspf=r; pct=100; sp=none; rf=afrf; ri=3600

Here’s a breakdown of what this includes:

  • v=DMARC1 indicates the DMARC version
  • p=reject directs receiving servers on how to handle emails that fail DMARC checks (options include none, quarantine, or reject).
  • rua=mailto:reports@example.com specifies where aggregate reports of DMARC failures should be sent.
  • ruf=mailto:forensic@example.com is for sending forensic reports.
  • fo=1 defines the conditions under which reports are generated.
  • adkim=r and aspf=r set alignment modes for DKIM and SPF, respectively, to be relaxed or strict.
  • pct=100 means applying the DMARC policy to 100% of failing emails.
  • sp=none sets the policy for subdomains.
  • rf=afrf defines the format of forensic reports.
  • ri=3600 sets the interval for sending reports in seconds.

By customizing these values, domain owners can control how their email traffic is handled and monitored, enhancing their overall email security strategy.

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Protect Your Brand with DMARC: Key Use Cases

Email spoofing can happen anytime. Check your DMARC record now and ensure your domain is protected against fraud today.

1. Monitor Brand Abuse and Protect Against Impersonation

Your brand’s reputation is valuable. Cybercriminals may try to exploit your domain for malicious purposes, sending out emails that appear to be from your company. Regularly checking DMARC policies gives insights into who is sending emails on your behalf. Detect any unauthorized use of your domain and prevent damage.

2. Ensure Seamless Business Communication

For businesses with multiple departments or third-party services sending emails (e.g., marketing, customer service, HR), it’s crucial that all emails are correctly authenticated. DMARC validation ensures that emails from various departments or external partners within the same domain aren’t wrongly flagged as suspicious or marked as spam. Ensure smooth communication across the organization.

3. Enhancing ROI on Email Campaigns

If your email campaigns land in spam folders, you're missing out on potential revenue. Validating your DMARC record is key to improving email deliverability and ensuring your marketing efforts reach your target audience. Securing your domain with DMARC. Protect your ROI by increasing deliverability and engagement rates.

Frequently Asked Questions

General Questions

How do I pass a DMARC check?

Email automation FAQs- Smartlead

To pass a DMARC check, go to your DNS settings and ensure that your DMARC record is appropriately configured. The record should include the correct SPF (Sender Policy Framework) and DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) settings to verify the authenticity of your emails. If your DMARC record is set up correctly, your emails will pass DMARC checks, preventing them from being flagged as suspicious or rejected.

What does DMARC do?

Email automation FAQs- Smartlead

DMARC is an email authentication protocol that helps protect your domain from phishing, spoofing, and unauthorized use. It works with SPF and DKIM to verify that emails sent from your domain are legitimate and not altered in transit. It also provides reporting features to give domain owners visibility into email activity and possible abuse.

How to fix a DMARC issue?

Email automation FAQs- Smartlead

To fix a DMARC issue, you need to check if your DMARC record is configured and aligned with your SPF and DKIM records. Use a DMARC Checker tool to validate your current setup. If there are issues, adjust your DNS settings to correct the DMARC record. For example, ensure the record has the correct policy, like p=reject or p=quarantine, and that the rua and ruf tags for reporting are included.

    What is a DMARC check?

    Email automation FAQs- Smartlead

    A DMARC check is verifying if the DMARC record for your domain is properly set up in your DNS settings. It checks if the domain's emails align with the SPF and DKIM authentication methods, ensuring that only legitimate emails are sent from your domain and that unauthorized emails are blocked or flagged.

     Is DMARC mandatory?

    Email automation FAQs- Smartlead

    While DMARC is not technically mandatory for all domains, it is highly recommended for security and deliverability. Many email service providers (ESPs) and businesses are adopting DMARC to protect their brands from phishing and spoofing attacks. Implementing DMARC is essential for maintaining domain integrity and ensuring legitimate emails are delivered to inboxes, not spam folders.

    Can DMARC work without SPF?

    Email automation FAQs- Smartlead

    No, DMARC cannot function properly without SPF (Sender Policy Framework). DMARC uses SPF and DKIM records to authenticate emails. SPF and DKIM must be aligned with the DMARC policy to ensure full email security and proper authentication.

     Is DMARC free?

    Email automation FAQs- Smartlead

    Yes, DMARC is entirely free to use. Setting up DMARC involves adding a DMARC record to your domain’s DNS settings. Plus, you can check and validate your DMARC records for free with Smartlead’s DMARC Checker.

    How to pass DMARC?

    Email automation FAQs- Smartlead

    To pass the DMARC authentication protocol, ensure you have a valid DMARC record in your DNS. Also, don’t forget to configure your SPF and DKIM records correctly. Once DMARC is appropriately set up, it will authenticate your emails. Thus, emails are delivered to inboxes rather than being marked as spam or phishing attempts. Use the Smartlead DMARC lookup tool to validate your configuration.

     What happens if DMARC is not set?

    Email automation FAQs- Smartlead

    If DMARC is not set for your domain, your emails are more vulnerable to spoofing and phishing attacks. Without DMARC, email providers will have no mechanism to verify the authenticity of your emails, which can result in your emails being flagged as spam or not being delivered at all. Your domain may also be used by attackers to impersonate your brand.

    What is the full form of DMARC?

    Email automation FAQs- Smartlead

    DMARC stands for Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance. It is a protocol designed to prevent email fraud by verifying the authenticity of email messages sent from your domain, reducing the risk of phishing and spoofing attacks.

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