What is DMARC?

Quick answerBeginnerUpdated

Short answer

DMARC ties SPF and DKIM together: it tells receiving servers what to do when a message claiming to be from your domain fails those checks, and where to send reports. Start with a monitoring-only policy, read the reports, then tighten it.

This is a general web-hosting explanation, not specific to Traxio.

A sensible first DMARC record is v=DMARC1; p=none; rua=mailto:you@yourdomain.com. That changes nothing about delivery but starts the reports flowing, so you can see who is sending as your domain before you move to p=quarantine or p=reject.

Learn more

  • How to set up a DMARC recordPublish a DMARC record for your domain: a safe starting policy, what each tag means, reading reports and moving towards quarantine or reject.
  • SPF, DKIM and DMARC explainedWhat SPF, DKIM and DMARC each do, how they work together, and the order to set them up so your email reaches inboxes.

Step-by-step

All email deliverability questions · All questions and answers

Popular

Tip: press / to search from any pageSee all results