Email mistakenly marked as spam

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I have my own email server and I've recently noticed that many of the emails I sent ended up in the recipients' spam folder. I have verified the IP of my mail server and it's not in any blacklist. What could be causing this? Could it be that my IP doesn't have a long history? How can I fix this?

Jordan

Posted 2012-03-04T01:29:17.653

Reputation: 11

Question was closed 2012-03-05T01:22:00.587

Long history? Is the IP a static address? – Paul – 2012-03-04T03:25:40.197

2Don't send spam, maybe? At last, it's recipient's side solution, you have to ask other side, not blindly find non-existent answer – Lazy Badger – 2012-03-04T08:58:38.443

Ask one of the recipients to forward you a mail that went to Spam. Then check the mail headers for possible information why it went to Spam. – Der Hochstapler – 2012-03-04T13:45:54.823

Answers

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I recommend the MXToolBox SuperTool:

  • To check if your IP is on any blacklist, enter the command:

    blacklist:IP
    
  • To check if your IP has a reverse DNS record, enter the command:

    ptr:IP
    
  • To check if your IP has a forward-confirmed reverse DNS, enter the command:

    a:hostname
    

    where hostname if the result of the second check. It should return your IP.

Other things you can try to pass common spam filters (like Google's):

  • Set up a SPF record.

  • Sign your emails with the DKIM method.

  • Request your IP to be whitelisted (e. g., on dnswl.org).

Dennis

Posted 2012-03-04T01:29:17.653

Reputation: 42 934

and after all get content-analyzer on recipient side, which consider text as spam anyway – Lazy Badger – 2012-03-04T08:56:31.423