Notes from the email trenches.
Deliverability, DNS, protocols, pricing. Written by the team building JustEmails.
GitLab CI SMTP Notifications: 2026 Setup Guide
GitLab CI SMTP setup with DKIM. Stop missing failed builds.
DKIM 'Body Hash Did Not Verify': Causes and Fixes
DKIM body hash failed? Something modified your email in transit. Find the culprit and fix it.
How to Set Up MTA-STS and TLS-RPT in 2026: Enforce Encrypted Mail Delivery
MTA-STS setup guide: policy file, DNS, TLS-RPT reports. Stop downgrade attacks.
Fix Emails Going to Junk in Apple Mail and iPhone (2026)
Apple junk filtering decoded. Fix it now.
Stuck in a Mail Loop? Diagnosing and Breaking Email Forwarding Loops
Your inbox flooded with 847 copies of the same message. Here's how to read Received headers, find the loop, and fix it.
SPF Breaking From Too Many Includes? Flattening and Macro Fixes That Work
SPF PermError from 10+ DNS lookups? Flattening and subdomain delegation fix it.
Drowning in Email Aliases? Audit and Clean Up Address Sprawl
Audit your email aliases before orphan addresses become security holes.
Mailbox Full and Bouncing Inbound Mail? Managing Email Storage the Right Way
Your mailbox hit quota and senders got a 552 bounce. Here's how to diagnose, archive vs delete, set retention, and plan storage so it doesn't happen again.
Fix Email Reputation on a Purchased Domain (2026)
Inherited bad email karma? Fix it before your invoices hit spam.
DKIM Shows 'none' or Unsigned? Fixing Authentication for Third-Party Senders
When your CRM, helpdesk, or invoicing tool sends email as your domain but shows DKIM 'none' or unsigned — DMARC fails. Here's how to fix it: publish the vendor's DKIM selector, verify via show-original, and use the subdomain delegation pattern when necessary.
Email Ports Explained: 25, 465, 587, and 993 — When to Use Each
Email ports 25, 465, 587, 993 — which goes where and why ISPs block port 25.
Fix Custom Domain Spam: Rspamd Tuning Guide (2026)
Stop spam on your custom domain. Real Rspamd thresholds, RBL tuning, greylisting tactics.