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Fix SMTP authentication failed errors like 535 5.7.8 with a provider-neutral checklist covering credentials, ports 465 and 587, TLS mode and auth methods.
Read articleCompare ArawaMail, Fastmail and Proton Mail for small-business email in 2026: inboxes, sending API, encryption, custom domains, AI access and pricing.
Read articleLearn how to read raw email headers and check SPF, DKIM, DMARC and Return-Path results in Gmail, Outlook and Apple Mail, with annotated example headers.
Read articleA practical order for diagnosing email authentication failures: start with the Authentication-Results header, check SPF, then DKIM, then DMARC policy and alignment. Know when to stop and open a specialized guide.
Read articleAmazon SES sandbox is an account status that restricts recipients and volume. Sending quota is a separate rolling 24-hour limit that remains after production access. Learn the difference.
Read articlePort 465 is implicit TLS and port 587 is STARTTLS. Neither is deprecated. Match the handshake your host requires. Arawa Mail documents mailbox clients on 465 only.
Read articleAmazon WorkMail closed to new customers on 30 April 2026 and ends on 31 March 2027. Compare its per-user billing with ArawaMail plans before you migrate.
Read articleReturn-Path is the receiver's copy of MAIL FROM. Bounces go there, not to From. An empty Return-Path marks a DSN, not a broken sender.
Read articleSES domain still pending? Check DEED first, then the three Easy DKIM CNAMEs at authoritative DNS. 72 hours is a ceiling, not a fix.
Read articleAmazon SES drops the message on a rate or quota limit. The API returns ThrottlingException; SMTP returns 454. Tell rate errors from daily quota errors before you retry or request a higher quota.
Read articleSPF PermError from too many DNS lookups means the record failed evaluation, not a temporary DNS blip. Remove unused mechanisms before flattening, and keep the apex under 10 lookups.
Read articleUse firstname.lastname@ for people and hello@ or billing@ as their own mailboxes. On Arawa Mail a role address is not an alias. Character rules, forwarding limits, and what to skip.
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