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Emails are going to spam

Posted September 25, 2013 10.8k views
Hi,... Server setup was done and also i install sendmail & i configured /etc/host file, also emails are going fine without delay or lag.. but the problem is it is going directly to spam.. It is a new domain.. domain is on godaddy.com
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kamaln7 September 25, 2013
Try setting up SPF records:

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-use-an-spf-record-to-prevent-spoofing-improve-e-mail-reliability
How To use an SPF Record to Prevent Spoofing & Improve E-mail Reliability
by Pablo Carranza
A carefully tailored SPF record will reduce the likelihood of your domain name getting fraudulently spoofed and keep your messages from getting flagged as spam before they reach your recipients.
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jesin September 27, 2013
Test your mailing system with www.mail-tester.com

Also check if your droplet's IP has been blacklisted -> http://whatismyipaddress.com/blacklist-check

I suggest you use a 3rd party email service like Mailgun.com they offer 10K emails/month free.
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camoatech October 14, 2013
how to configure mailgun?
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kamaln7 October 16, 2013
@camoatech: You don't set up mailgun on a droplet. You configure your app to send mail using mailgun, see http://documentation.mailgun.com/
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dacgray January 22, 2016

It is worth also running the dig command to check for problems:

dig google.com txt

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