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| # Email sender guidelines FAQ | | # Email sender guidelines FAQ |
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| This FAQ provides additional, detailed information about our Emai | | This FAQ provides additional, detailed information about our Emai |
| l sender | | l sender |
| guidelines (previously called _Bulk sender guidelines)_ , which | | guidelines (previously called _Bulk sender guidelines)_ , which |
| describe | | describe |
| Google's requirements for sending email to personal Gmail account | | Google's requirements for sending email to personal Gmail account |
| s. | | s. |
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| We update this FAQ periodically, so check back regularly to get t | | We update this FAQ periodically, so check back regularly to get t |
| he latest | | he latest |
| information and requirements for bulk email senders. | | information and requirements for bulk email senders. |
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| **Important:** Starting February 2024, Gmail will require the fol | | **Important:** Starting February 2024, Gmail will require the fol |
| lowing for | | lowing for |
| senders who send 5,000 or more messages a day to Gmail accounts: | | senders who send 5,000 or more messages a day to Gmail accounts: |
| Authenticate | | Authenticate |
| outgoing email, avoid sending unwanted or unsolicited email, and | | outgoing email, avoid sending unwanted or unsolicited email, and |
| make it easy | | make it easy |
| for recipients to unsubscribe. Get the detailed requirements for | | for recipients to unsubscribe. Get the detailed requirements for |
| sending 5,000 | | sending 5,000 |
| or more emails per day. | | or more emails per day. |
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| Expand all | Collapse all | | Expand all | Collapse all |
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| ## Bulk senders | | ## Bulk senders |
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| What is a bulk sender? | | What is a bulk sender? |
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| A _bulk sender_ is any email sender that sends close to 5,000 mes | | A _bulk sender_ is any email sender that sends close to 5,000 mes |
| sages or more | | sages or more |
| to personal Gmail accounts within a 24-hour period. Messages sent | | to personal Gmail accounts within a 24-hour period. Messages sent |
| from the | | from the |
| same primary domain count toward the 5,000 limit. | | same primary domain count toward the 5,000 limit. |
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| **Sending domains:** When we calculate the 5,000-message limit, w | | **Sending domains:** When we calculate the 5,000-message limit, w |
| e count all | | e count all |
| messages sent from the same primary domain. For example, every da | | messages sent from the same primary domain. For example, every da |
| y you send | | y you send |
| 2,500 messages from solarmora.com and 2,500 messages from | | 2,500 messages from solarmora.com and 2,500 messages from |
| promotions.solarmora.com to personal Gmail accounts. You’re consi | | promotions.solarmora.com to personal Gmail accounts. You’re consi |
| dered a bulk | | dered a bulk |
| sender because all 5,000 messages were sent from the same primary | | sender because all 5,000 messages were sent from the same primary |
| domain: | | domain: |
| solarmora.com. Learn about domain name basics. | | solarmora.com. Learn about domain name basics. |
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| Senders who meet the above criteria at least once are permanently | | Senders who meet the above criteria at least once are permanently |
| considered | | considered |
| bulk senders. | | bulk senders. |
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| Does bulk sender status expire? Can I change my sending practices | | Does bulk sender status expire? Can I change my sending practices |
| to remove my | | to remove my |
| bulk sender status? | | bulk sender status? |
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| Bulk sender status doesn’t have an expiration date. Email senders | | Bulk sender status doesn’t have an expiration date. Email senders |
| that have | | that have |
| been classified as bulk senders are permanently classified as suc | | been classified as bulk senders are permanently classified as suc |
| h. Changes in | | h. Changes in |
| email sending practices will not affect permanent bulk sender sta | | email sending practices will not affect permanent bulk sender sta |
| tus once it’s | | tus once it’s |
| assigned. | | assigned. |
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| How can bulk senders make sure they’re meeting the sender guideli | | How can bulk senders make sure they’re meeting the sender guideli |
| nes? | | nes? |
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| Bulk senders should use Postmaster Tools to check that their emai | | Bulk senders should use Postmaster Tools to check that their emai |
| l practices | | l practices |
| are following our Email sender guidelines. To learn more, visit o | | are following our Email sender guidelines. To learn more, visit o |
| ur Email | | ur Email |
| sender requirements & Postmaster Tools FAQ. | | sender requirements & Postmaster Tools FAQ. |
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| ## Google Workspace accounts | | ## Google Workspace accounts |
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| Do the sender guidelines apply to messages sent to Google Workspa | | Do the sender guidelines apply to messages sent to Google Workspa |
| ce accounts? | | ce accounts? |
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| The Email sender guidelines don’t apply to messages sent to Googl | | The Email sender guidelines don’t apply to messages sent to Googl |
| e Workspace | | e Workspace |
| accounts. Sender requirements and Google enforcement apply only w | | accounts. Sender requirements and Google enforcement apply only w |
| hen sending | | hen sending |
| email to personal Gmail accounts. | | email to personal Gmail accounts. |
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| Do the sender guidelines apply to messages sent from Google Works | | Do the sender guidelines apply to messages sent from Google Works |
| pace | | pace |
| accounts? | | accounts? |
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| All senders, including Google Workspace users, must meet the requ | | All senders, including Google Workspace users, must meet the requ |
| irements in | | irements in |
| our Email sender guidelines when sending messages to personal Gma | | our Email sender guidelines when sending messages to personal Gma |
| il accounts. | | il accounts. |
| The requirements don’t apply to Google Workspace inbound and intr | | The requirements don’t apply to Google Workspace inbound and intr |
| a-domain | | a-domain |
| messages. | | messages. |
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| ## Sender guidelines enforcement | | ## Sender guidelines enforcement |
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| What is the timeline for enforcement of sender guidelines? | | What is the timeline for enforcement of sender guidelines? |
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| Enforcement for bulk senders that don’t meet our Email sender gui | | Enforcement for bulk senders that don’t meet our Email sender gui |
| delines will | | delines will |
| be gradual and progressive. | | be gradual and progressive. |
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| **Bulk senders who don’t meet our sender requirements will start | | **Bulk senders who don’t meet our sender requirements will start |
| getting | | getting |
| temporary errors with error codes on a small portion of messages | | temporary errors with error codes on a small portion of messages |
| that don’t | | that don’t |
| meet the requirements**. These temporary errors help senders iden | | meet the requirements**. These temporary errors help senders iden |
| tify email | | tify email |
| that doesn’t meet our guidelines so senders can resolve issues th | | that doesn’t meet our guidelines so senders can resolve issues th |
| at prevent | | at prevent |
| compliance. Email systems will typically attempt to retry sending | | compliance. Email systems will typically attempt to retry sending |
| messages | | messages |
| that get temporary errors, after a short delay. | | that get temporary errors, after a short delay. |
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| Senders are encouraged to check their email compliance status usi | | Senders are encouraged to check their email compliance status usi |
| ng | | ng |
| _Postmaster Tools_. | | _Postmaster Tools_. |
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| The table below describes the enforcement timeline and will be up | | The table below describes the enforcement timeline and will be up |
| dated as | | dated as |
| needed: | | needed: |
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| Sender requirement | Enforcement | | Sender requirement | Enforcement |
| ---|--- | | ---|--- |
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| SPF and DKIM authentication | | SPF and DKIM authentication |
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| Gmail From: header impersonation | | Gmail From: header impersonation |
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| From: header alignment | | From: header alignment |
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| Valid forward and reverse DNS records | | Valid forward and reverse DNS records |
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| Messages formatted according RFC 5322 | | Messages formatted according RFC 5322 |
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| Messages sent using TLS | | Messages sent using TLS |
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| Temporary failures with error codes | | Temporary failures with error codes |
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| Enforcement for these requirements will begin no earlier than Jun | | Enforcement for these requirements will begin no earlier than Jun |
| e 2024: | | e 2024: |
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| * DMARC authentication | | * DMARC authentication |
| * One-click unsubscribe in marketing messages | | * One-click unsubscribe in marketing messages |
| * Mitigations unavailable when user-reported spam rates exceed | | * Mitigations unavailable when user-reported spam rates exceed |
| 0.3% or if the sender has not met the authentication or one-click | | 0.3% or if the sender has not met the authentication or one-click |
| unsubscribe requirements. | | unsubscribe requirements. |
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| What is the timeline for enforcement on new domains? | | What is the timeline for enforcement on new domains? |
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| A new domain is defined as any domain that hasn’t sent more than | | A new domain is defined as any domain that hasn’t sent more than |
| 5,000 emails | | 5,000 emails |
| a day to personal Gmail accounts since January 1, 2024. | | a day to personal Gmail accounts since January 1, 2024. |
| | | |
| While all bulk sending domains must comply with the requirements, | | While all bulk sending domains must comply with the requirements, |
| the | | the |
| enforcement progression for new domains will be on an accelerated | | enforcement progression for new domains will be on an accelerated |
| timetable. | | timetable. |
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| Who does Gmail From: header spoofing enforcement apply to? | | Who does Gmail From: header spoofing enforcement apply to? |
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| Gmail From: header impersonation is when a sender sends a message | | Gmail From: header impersonation is when a sender sends a message |
| with a | | with a |
| @gmail address in the From: header but the message wasn’t sent fr | | @gmail address in the From: header but the message wasn’t sent fr |
| om a Gmail | | om a Gmail |
| server. This is a common form of email abuse by spammers and is r | | server. This is a common form of email abuse by spammers and is r |
| eferred to as | | eferred to as |
| _spoofing_. | | _spoofing_. |
| | | |
| As described in the timeline above, bulk senders that spoof gmail | | As described in the timeline above, bulk senders that spoof gmail |
| .com will | | .com will |
| start getting notifications about temporary failures. | | start getting notifications about temporary failures. |
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| What happens if senders don’t meet the requirements in the sender | | What happens if senders don’t meet the requirements in the sender |
| guidelines? | | guidelines? |
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| To ensure messages are delivered as expected, bulk senders should | | To ensure messages are delivered as expected, bulk senders should |
| comply with | | comply with |
| our Email sender guidelines. If senders don’t meet these requirem | | our Email sender guidelines. If senders don’t meet these requirem |
| ents, | | ents, |
| messages might be rejected or delivered to recipients’ spam folde | | messages might be rejected or delivered to recipients’ spam folde |
| rs. | | rs. |
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| If messages are rejected because they don’t meet the sender guide | | If messages are rejected because they don’t meet the sender guide |
| lines, do you | | lines, do you |
| send an error message or other alert? | | send an error message or other alert? |
| | | |
| Yes, when messages are rejected, we send a rejection code and a r | | Yes, when messages are rejected, we send a rejection code and a r |
| eason for the | | eason for the |
| rejection. You can also see this information in Postmaster Tools. | | rejection. You can also see this information in Postmaster Tools. |
| | | |
| What error codes will you send? | | What error codes will you send? |
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| Temporary failure messages include error codes that indicate whic | | Temporary failure messages include error codes that indicate whic |
| h sender | | h sender |
| requirement is causing the failure: | | requirement is causing the failure: |
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| **Error code** | **Description** | | **Error code** | **Description** |
| ---|--- | | ---|--- |
| 4.7.27 | SPF isn’t set up for your sending domains or IP addresse | | 4.7.27 | SPF isn’t set up for your sending domains or IP addresse |
| s. All | | s. All |
| senders must use either SPF or DKIM authentication for outgoing m | | senders must use either SPF or DKIM authentication for outgoing m |
| essages. Bulk | | essages. Bulk |
| senders must use both SPF and DKIM authentication for outgoing me | | senders must use both SPF and DKIM authentication for outgoing me |
| ssages. | | ssages. |
| 4.7.30 | DKIM isn’t set up for your sending domains or IP address | | 4.7.30 | DKIM isn’t set up for your sending domains or IP address |
| es. All | | es. All |
| senders must use either SPF or DKIM authentication for outgoing m | | senders must use either SPF or DKIM authentication for outgoing m |
| essages. Bulk | | essages. Bulk |
| senders must use both SPF and DKIM authentication for outgoing me | | senders must use both SPF and DKIM authentication for outgoing me |
| ssages. | | ssages. |
| 4.7.23 | Your domain or IP address doesn’t have valid forward and | | 4.7.23 | Your domain or IP address doesn’t have valid forward and |
| reverse DNS | | reverse DNS |
| records. This is a requirement for all senders | | records. This is a requirement for all senders |
| 4.7.29 | Messages aren’t sent over a secure TLS connection. This | | 4.7.29 | Messages aren’t sent over a secure TLS connection. This |
| is a | | is a |
| requirement for all senders. | | requirement for all senders. |
| 4.7.32 | The domain in the From: header of your messages isn’t al | | 4.7.32 | The domain in the From: header of your messages isn’t al |
| igned with | | igned with |
| either the SPF domain or the DKIM domain. This is a requirement f | | either the SPF domain or the DKIM domain. This is a requirement f |
| or bulk | | or bulk |
| senders. | | senders. |
| | | |
| ## Spam rate | | ## Spam rate |
| | | |
| What time range or duration is used when calculating spam rate? | | What time range or duration is used when calculating spam rate? |
| | | |
| Spam rate is calculated daily. To help ensure messages are delive | | Spam rate is calculated daily. To help ensure messages are delive |
| red as | | red as |
| expected, senders should keep their spam rate below 0.1% and shou | | expected, senders should keep their spam rate below 0.1% and shou |
| ld prevent | | ld prevent |
| spam rates from ever reaching 0.3% or higher, as described in our | | spam rates from ever reaching 0.3% or higher, as described in our |
| Email sender | | Email sender |
| guidelines. | | guidelines. |
| | | |
| What happens when sender spam rate exceeds the maximum spam rate | | What happens when sender spam rate exceeds the maximum spam rate |
| allowed by | | allowed by |
| the guidelines? | | the guidelines? |
| | | |
| To comply with the sender guidelines, keep your user-reported spa | | To comply with the sender guidelines, keep your user-reported spa |
| m rate below | | m rate below |
| 0.1% and prevent it from reaching 0.3% or higher. | | 0.1% and prevent it from reaching 0.3% or higher. |
| | | |
| The user-reported spam rate’s impact on delivery is graduated, an | | The user-reported spam rate’s impact on delivery is graduated, an |
| d rates of | | d rates of |
| 0.3% or higher have an even greater negative impact on email inbo | | 0.3% or higher have an even greater negative impact on email inbo |
| x delivery. | | x delivery. |
| Even today, user-reported spam rates greater than 0.1% have a neg | | Even today, user-reported spam rates greater than 0.1% have a neg |
| ative impact | | ative impact |
| on email inbox delivery for bulk senders. | | on email inbox delivery for bulk senders. |
| | | |
| Beginning June 2024, bulk senders with a user-reported spam rate | | Beginning June 2024, bulk senders with a user-reported spam rate |
| greater than | | greater than |
| 0.3% will be ineligible for mitigation. | | 0.3% will be ineligible for mitigation. |
| | | |
| * Bulk senders remain ineligible for mitigation while user-repo | | * Bulk senders remain ineligible for mitigation while user-repo |
| rted spam rate is greater than 0.3%. | | rted spam rate is greater than 0.3%. |
| * Spam rates and other data points are calculated and updated d | | * Spam rates and other data points are calculated and updated d |
| aily in Postmaster Tools. | | aily in Postmaster Tools. |
| * Bulk senders will be eligible for mitigation when their spam | | * Bulk senders will be eligible for mitigation when their spam |
| rates remain below 0.3% for 7 consecutive days. | | rates remain below 0.3% for 7 consecutive days. |
| | | |
| You can monitor your spam rate with Postmaster Tools. | | You can monitor your spam rate with Postmaster Tools. |
| | | |
| ## Unsubscribe links | | ## Unsubscribe links |
| | | |
| Do all messages require one-click unsubscribe? | | Do all messages require one-click unsubscribe? |
| | | |
| No. One-click unsubscribe is required only for marketing and prom | | No. One-click unsubscribe is required only for marketing and prom |
| otional | | otional |
| messages. Transactional messages are excluded from this requireme | | messages. Transactional messages are excluded from this requireme |
| nt. Some | | nt. Some |
| examples of transactional messages are password reset messages, r | | examples of transactional messages are password reset messages, r |
| eservation | | eservation |
| confirmations, and form submission confirmations. | | confirmations, and form submission confirmations. |
| | | |
| Senders that already include an unsubscribe link in their message | | Senders that already include an unsubscribe link in their message |
| s have until | | s have until |
| June 1, 2024 to implement one-click unsubscribe in all commercial | | June 1, 2024 to implement one-click unsubscribe in all commercial |
| , promotional | | , promotional |
| messages. | | messages. |
| | | |
| How is the distinction made between promotional and transactional | | How is the distinction made between promotional and transactional |
| messages | | messages |
| | | |
| The distinction between promotional and transactional messages ca | | The distinction between promotional and transactional messages ca |
| n vary | | n vary |
| depending on industry and applicable regulations. Message recipie | | depending on industry and applicable regulations. Message recipie |
| nts, not | | nts, not |
| Google, determine the nature of the messages they receive. To red | | Google, determine the nature of the messages they receive. To red |
| uce high spam | | uce high spam |
| rates, consider giving users an easy way to unsubscribe from mark | | rates, consider giving users an easy way to unsubscribe from mark |
| eting and | | eting and |
| promotional messages, and keep the user in mind when designing yo | | promotional messages, and keep the user in mind when designing yo |
| ur emails. | | ur emails. |
| | | |
| Why do you require one-click unsubscribe for marketing and promot | | Why do you require one-click unsubscribe for marketing and promot |
| ional | | ional |
| messages? | | messages? |
| | | |
| One-click unsubscribe lets people quickly and easily opt out of y | | One-click unsubscribe lets people quickly and easily opt out of y |
| our marketing | | our marketing |
| or promotional messages. One-click unsubscribe also helps you mai | | or promotional messages. One-click unsubscribe also helps you mai |
| ntain a low | | ntain a low |
| spam rate, which improves message delivery. High spam rates negat | | spam rate, which improves message delivery. High spam rates negat |
| ively affect | | ively affect |
| message delivery for any message type that you send. | | message delivery for any message type that you send. |
| | | |
| How do I implement a one-click unsubscribe that meets RFC 8058 re | | How do I implement a one-click unsubscribe that meets RFC 8058 re |
| quirements? | | quirements? |
| | | |
| To meet RFC 8058 requirements, add List-Unsubscribe headers to al | | To meet RFC 8058 requirements, add List-Unsubscribe headers to al |
| l outgoing | | l outgoing |
| marketing and promotional messages, as described in our Email sen | | marketing and promotional messages, as described in our Email sen |
| der | | der |
| guidelines. If you use a third-party email provider, check to see | | guidelines. If you use a third-party email provider, check to see |
| if you have | | if you have |
| the option to add these headers to your outgoing messages. | | the option to add these headers to your outgoing messages. |
| | | |
| List-Unsubscribe headers unsubscribe users directly by removing t | | List-Unsubscribe headers unsubscribe users directly by removing t |
| hem from the | | hem from the |
| mailing list. Other types of one-click unsubscribe, such as mail- | | mailing list. Other types of one-click unsubscribe, such as mail- |
| to and URL | | to and URL |
| unsubscribe links, don’t meet our one-click unsubscribe requireme | | unsubscribe links, don’t meet our one-click unsubscribe requireme |
| nt. | | nt. |
| | | |
| What happens to messages that don’t meet the one-click subscribe | | What happens to messages that don’t meet the one-click subscribe |
| requirement | | requirement |
| for promotional, marketing, and commercial messages? | | for promotional, marketing, and commercial messages? |
| | | |
| We don’t automatically reject messages or mark messages as spam w | | We don’t automatically reject messages or mark messages as spam w |
| hen they | | hen they |
| don’t meet the one-click unsubscribe requirements in our Email se | | don’t meet the one-click unsubscribe requirements in our Email se |
| nder | | nder |
| guidelines. | | guidelines. |
| | | |
| However, unwanted messages that don’t use one-click unsubscribe a | | However, unwanted messages that don’t use one-click unsubscribe a |
| re more | | re more |
| likely to be reported as spam by recipients. An increase in messa | | likely to be reported as spam by recipients. An increase in messa |
| ges marked as | | ges marked as |
| spam increases the chances that future messages from the same sen | | spam increases the chances that future messages from the same sen |
| der are | | der are |
| delivered to spam. | | delivered to spam. |
| | | |
| Additionally, only bulk senders that meet all the requirements in | | Additionally, only bulk senders that meet all the requirements in |
| our Email | | our Email |
| sender guidelines, including one-click unsubscribe, are eligible | | sender guidelines, including one-click unsubscribe, are eligible |
| for | | for |
| mitigation. | | mitigation. |
| | | |
| If the List-unsubscribe: header is missing, do you check the mess | | If the List-unsubscribe: header is missing, do you check the mess |
| age body for | | age body for |
| a one-click unsubscribe link? | | a one-click unsubscribe link? |
| | | |
| No. One-click unsubscribe should be implemented according to RFC | | No. One-click unsubscribe should be implemented according to RFC |
| 8058, by | | 8058, by |
| adding List Unsubscribe headers to outgoing promotional messages, | | adding List Unsubscribe headers to outgoing promotional messages, |
| as described | | as described |
| in our Email sender guidelines. Including a mailto link in the bo | | in our Email sender guidelines. Including a mailto link in the bo |
| dy of your | | dy of your |
| messages doesn’t meet our one-click unsubscribe requirement. | | messages doesn’t meet our one-click unsubscribe requirement. |
| | | |
| If I include an additional unsubscribe link in my message content | | If I include an additional unsubscribe link in my message content |
| , does it | | , does it |
| have to be a one-click unsubscribe link? | | have to be a one-click unsubscribe link? |
| | | |
| No. If your messages include a one-click unsubscribe using List U | | No. If your messages include a one-click unsubscribe using List U |
| nsubscribe | | nsubscribe |
| headers, as described in our Email sender guidelines, additional | | headers, as described in our Email sender guidelines, additional |
| unsubscribe | | unsubscribe |
| links in the message body aren’t required to be one-click. Any ad | | links in the message body aren’t required to be one-click. Any ad |
| ditional | | ditional |
| unsubscribe links in the message body can link to a preferences w | | unsubscribe links in the message body can link to a preferences w |
| eb page that | | eb page that |
| you specify. | | you specify. |
| | | |
| When recipients use one-click unsubscribe, how long do I have to | | When recipients use one-click unsubscribe, how long do I have to |
| remove them | | remove them |
| from the mailing list? | | from the mailing list? |
| | | |
| To reduce spam reports, protect your sending reputation, and keep | | To reduce spam reports, protect your sending reputation, and keep |
| your email | | your email |
| lists healthy, we recommend that you fulfill unsubscribe requests | | lists healthy, we recommend that you fulfill unsubscribe requests |
| within 48 | | within 48 |
| hours, a reasonable timeline for removing recipients from a maili | | hours, a reasonable timeline for removing recipients from a maili |
| ng list. | | ng list. |
| | | |
| Honoring unsubscribe requests from recipients is especially criti | | Honoring unsubscribe requests from recipients is especially criti |
| cal if you | | cal if you |
| frequently send marketing messages. This results in improved emai | | frequently send marketing messages. This results in improved emai |
| l delivery | | l delivery |
| and higher value for engaged people who want to get messages from | | and higher value for engaged people who want to get messages from |
| you. | | you. |
| | | |
| How can I prevent people from unsubscribing from all of my promot | | How can I prevent people from unsubscribing from all of my promot |
| ional | | ional |
| messages? | | messages? |
| | | |
| One-click unsubscribe doesn’t automatically remove the recipient | | One-click unsubscribe doesn’t automatically remove the recipient |
| from all | | from all |
| messages from the same sender. When you implement one-click unsub | | messages from the same sender. When you implement one-click unsub |
| scribe | | scribe |
| according to RFC 8058, by using List Unsubscribe headers as descr | | according to RFC 8058, by using List Unsubscribe headers as descr |
| ibed in our | | ibed in our |
| Email sender guidelines, the recipient can be removed only from t | | Email sender guidelines, the recipient can be removed only from t |
| he mailing | | he mailing |
| list associated with the message. One-click unsubscribe lets you | | list associated with the message. One-click unsubscribe lets you |
| control which | | control which |
| mailing lists recipients are removed from. | | mailing lists recipients are removed from. |
| | | |
| If you meet the one-click unsubscribe requirement, you can also i | | If you meet the one-click unsubscribe requirement, you can also i |
| nclude an | | nclude an |
| unsubscribe link in the message body that directs people to a mai | | unsubscribe link in the message body that directs people to a mai |
| ling list | | ling list |
| preferences page. Be aware that this type of link doesn’t comply | | preferences page. Be aware that this type of link doesn’t comply |
| with RFC | | with RFC |
| 8058, and so using this type of link alone, without one-click uns | | 8058, and so using this type of link alone, without one-click uns |
| ubscribe | | ubscribe |
| email headers, doesn’t meet the one-click unsubscribe requirement | | email headers, doesn’t meet the one-click unsubscribe requirement |
| as described | | as described |
| in our Email sender guidelines. | | in our Email sender guidelines. |
| | | |
| If unsubscribe links are temporarily unavailable due to maintenan | | If unsubscribe links are temporarily unavailable due to maintenan |
| ce or other | | ce or other |
| reasons, are messages flagged as spam? | | reasons, are messages flagged as spam? |
| | | |
| If your unsubscribe link isn’t working for an extended period of | | If your unsubscribe link isn’t working for an extended period of |
| time, your | | time, your |
| messages won’t meet our one-click unsubscribe requirement. These | | messages won’t meet our one-click unsubscribe requirement. These |
| messages | | messages |
| won’t be marked as spam, but senders aren’t eligible for mitigati | | won’t be marked as spam, but senders aren’t eligible for mitigati |
| on for email | | on for email |
| delivery issues. | | delivery issues. |
| | | |
| Can I continue to use mail-to links? | | Can I continue to use mail-to links? |
| | | |
| We’ll continue to support mail-to links but they don’t meet our o | | We’ll continue to support mail-to links but they don’t meet our o |
| ne-click | | ne-click |
| unsubscribe requirement. To meet our one-click unsubscribe requir | | unsubscribe requirement. To meet our one-click unsubscribe requir |
| ement, you | | ement, you |
| must use List-Unsubscribe email headers in all commercial, promot | | must use List-Unsubscribe email headers in all commercial, promot |
| ional | | ional |
| messages, as described in RFC 8058 and in our Email sender guidel | | messages, as described in RFC 8058 and in our Email sender guidel |
| ines, and | | ines, and |
| include one HTTPS URL in the List-unsubscribe: header. | | include one HTTPS URL in the List-unsubscribe: header. |
| | | |
| Can a one-click unsubscribe link to a landing or preferences page | | Can a one-click unsubscribe link to a landing or preferences page |
| ? | | ? |
| | | |
| Senders should follow the specifications for one-click unsubscrib | | Senders should follow the specifications for one-click unsubscrib |
| e that are | | e that are |
t | defined in RFC 8058, and add List Unsubscribe ds to all outgoing | t | defined in RFC 8058, and add List Unsubscribe headers to all outg |
| promotional | | oing |
| messages, as described in our Email sender guidelines. | | promotional messages, as described in our Email sender guidelines |
| | | . |
| | | |
| Email admins should use RFC 8058 as the reference for implementin | | Email admins should use RFC 8058 as the reference for implementin |
| g one-click | | g one-click |
| unsubscribe. One-click unsubscribe links that link to a landing o | | unsubscribe. One-click unsubscribe links that link to a landing o |
| r other type | | r other type |
| of web page don’t comply with RFC 8058. | | of web page don’t comply with RFC 8058. |
| | | |
| ## Email authentication | | ## Email authentication |
| | | |
| What is the DMARC alignment requirement for bulk senders? | | What is the DMARC alignment requirement for bulk senders? |
| | | |
| For messages sent directly to personal Gmail accounts, the organi | | For messages sent directly to personal Gmail accounts, the organi |
| zational | | zational |
| domain in the sender From: header must be aligned with either the | | domain in the sender From: header must be aligned with either the |
| SPF | | SPF |
| organizational domain or the DKIM organizational domain. Although | | organizational domain or the DKIM organizational domain. Although |
| we require | | we require |
| bulk senders to set up both SPF and DKIM authentication, only one | | bulk senders to set up both SPF and DKIM authentication, only one |
| of these | | of these |
| needs to be aligned to meet the sender alignment requirements. | | needs to be aligned to meet the sender alignment requirements. |
| | | |
| DMARC alignment isn’t required for forwarded or mailing list mess | | DMARC alignment isn’t required for forwarded or mailing list mess |
| ages | | ages |
| (sometimes referred to as _indirect messages_ ), however we requi | | (sometimes referred to as _indirect messages_ ), however we requi |
| re that these | | re that these |
| types of messages have ARC headers. Learn more about ARC authenti | | types of messages have ARC headers. Learn more about ARC authenti |
| cation and | | cation and |
| headers. | | headers. |
| | | |
| To ensure reliable authentication, we recommend all senders fully | | To ensure reliable authentication, we recommend all senders fully |
| align DMARC | | align DMARC |
| to both SPF and DKIM. It’s likely that DMARC alignment with both | | to both SPF and DKIM. It’s likely that DMARC alignment with both |
| SPF and DKIM | | SPF and DKIM |
| will eventually be a sender requirement. Learn more about DMARC a | | will eventually be a sender requirement. Learn more about DMARC a |
| lignment. | | lignment. |
| | | |
| If messages fail DMARC authentication, can they be delivered usin | | If messages fail DMARC authentication, can they be delivered usin |
| g IP allow | | g IP allow |
| lists or spam bypass lists? Or will these messages be quarantined | | lists or spam bypass lists? Or will these messages be quarantined |
| ? | | ? |
| | | |
| If messages fail DMARC because of authentication or alignment iss | | If messages fail DMARC because of authentication or alignment iss |
| ues, the | | ues, the |
| enforcement defined in the sending domain’s DMARC policy generall | | enforcement defined in the sending domain’s DMARC policy generall |
| y applies. If | | y applies. If |
| the sending domain doesn’t have a DMARC policy, the messages migh | | the sending domain doesn’t have a DMARC policy, the messages migh |
| t be rejected | | t be rejected |
| or sent to spam. Failing DMARC authentication is one of several f | | or sent to spam. Failing DMARC authentication is one of several f |
| actors that | | actors that |
| determine whether messages are rejected, sent to spam, or deliver | | determine whether messages are rejected, sent to spam, or deliver |
| ed as | | ed as |
| expected. DMARC authentication is an important determining factor | | expected. DMARC authentication is an important determining factor |
| , and so | | , and so |
| these messages are typically handled based on the enforcement set | | these messages are typically handled based on the enforcement set |
| ting in the | | ting in the |
| sending domain’s DMARC policy. | | sending domain’s DMARC policy. |
| | | |
| Learn more about DMARC policies and enforcement options. | | Learn more about DMARC policies and enforcement options. |
| | | |
| ## Support & escalation | | ## Support & escalation |
| | | |
| Can bulk senders get technical support for email delivery issues? | | Can bulk senders get technical support for email delivery issues? |
| | | |
| Bulk senders that meet all requirements described in our Email se | | Bulk senders that meet all requirements described in our Email se |
| nder | | nder |
| guidelinescan submit an escalation for email delivery issues. Bef | | guidelinescan submit an escalation for email delivery issues. Bef |
| ore | | ore |
| contacting tech support, make sure you’re following all sender gu | | contacting tech support, make sure you’re following all sender gu |
| idelines. | | idelines. |
| Starting in February 2024, we won’t provide mitigation for email | | Starting in February 2024, we won’t provide mitigation for email |
| delivery | | delivery |
| issues to senders that don’t meet the guidelines. For details abo | | issues to senders that don’t meet the guidelines. For details abo |
| ut mitigation | | ut mitigation |
| requests, visit the Sender contact form. | | requests, visit the Sender contact form. |
| | | |
| How do you process mitigation requests? | | How do you process mitigation requests? |
| | | |
| Only bulk senders that meet all the requirements in our Email sen | | Only bulk senders that meet all the requirements in our Email sen |
| der | | der |
| guidelines, including authentication requirements, user-reported | | guidelines, including authentication requirements, user-reported |
| spam-rate | | spam-rate |
| requirements, and one-click unsubscribe for relevant traffic, are | | requirements, and one-click unsubscribe for relevant traffic, are |
| eligible for | | eligible for |
| mitigation. | | mitigation. |
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