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What Is Happening?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Spammers sometimes try to fake the <\/span>sent from<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>reply<\/span><\/i> addresses to make it look like the emails come from a reputable address. If you checked the header, however, you would see they actually originate from a spamming address. Spammers do this to misdirect complaints and avoid emails bouncing. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep in mind that the vast majority of the time, this type of junk email does not mean that a spammer has taken control of your domain or email addresses. Usually, this is simply a case of a spammer using your email address as a front to obscure the real origin of the email. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To learn more about how spoofing works, check out this <\/span>LifeHacker<\/span><\/a><\/em> article<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also assure yourself that your domain is secure by looking at the header of the offending email to discover its origin. You can find out how to do this, visit this Google article<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How Do I Limit Junk Emails Sent From My Address?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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SPF Records<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

SPF (Sender Policy Framework) is a list of IP addresses that are allowed to send emails for a specific domain. This list helps other servers check the validity of incoming emails. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on SPF records and how to set one up on your domain, check out our <\/span>What is an SPF Record?<\/b><\/a> article. You can also have SPF check all incoming mail so that you don't receive these types of messages. To do this, see our Blocking Junk Mail with SPF<\/a> article. <\/span>
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DKIM Records<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) is a custom DNS record that stamps your emails will a digital signature key. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The signature key is stored in your email\u2019s headers and will be checked by receiving servers. If the signature doesn\u2019t match the one on your server, the receiving server will reject it.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This makes it much more difficult for spammers to spoof your domain. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can set up DKIM on any of our packages that come with mailboxes. For specific instructions about setting up DKIM, read this article DKIM<\/a>.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DMARC Records<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance (DMARC) is a custom DNS record. It can be used once you have SPF and DKIM records set up. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DMARC works with both SPF and DKIM to make sure emails are properly validated by receiving servers. It also gives the sender the ability to tell email providers how to deal with mail that fails to pass DMARC\u2019s validation process.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To learn more about DMARC, check out this Validity<\/em> article<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interested in setting up a DMARC record? Check out this Validity<\/em> article <\/a>that shows you how to set up DMARC in just 15 minutes. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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