admin In a recent Quora response, we discussed how bulk senders can improve email deliveries. There are many factors that affect email delivery and acceptance rates, and the following points are intended for senders using their own email marketing applications and hosted services. Multipart Matters First, make sure your emails are properly generated with both text … Read more
Email viruses and malware are constantly evolving which makes it difficult if not impossible for even the best rated antivirus and spam protection programs to keep on top of emerging threats. The last line of defense is you! Here is a list of dos and don’ts for anyone who handles email messages. Dos DO Use common … Read more
In order to reduce expenses, many businesses opt to use free email addresses when first starting up. And while you can get some mileage out of free email addresses, there are some drawbacks to using them. First, free email lacks a level of professionalism that is typically expected of serious, established businesses. Second, when all of your employees have personal email addresses … Read more
POP3 and IMAP are two popular protocols used to configure mailboxes in mail client applications on desktop computers, mobile phones and tablets. What distinguishes these protocols from one another is the way each one handles messages on the server. POP3 – The Downloader When a mail client uses POP3 to connect to the server, messages are … Read more
We have heard reports from multiple POP3 users at different locations that Outlook 2016 is permanently deleting messages off the server, seemingly overriding their Outlook settings to save copies of messages on the server for a specified number of days or until deleted from Outlook. Some of these same users are also reporting duplicates of … Read more
Email hosting plans allow for either 10 or 25 GBs storage per mailbox. For POP3 users downloading messages off the server, storage will generally not be a big concern. Similarly, IMAP users can avoid server storage accumulation by periodically archiving/moving messages from the mail server to their primary local mail client or archive service. Check out this … Read more
When signing up for SMTP Hosting at Greatmail, in addition to selecting the number of monthly sends, there are 2 preferences you must select to ensure your account is provisioned correctly — 1) Type of Sending and 2) Campaign Manager. The first option pertains to Marketing or Transactional type sending. If you are not sure … Read more
Leveraging a third party for email doesn’t mean compromising brand or identity. Email resellers both large and small can wholly outsource their email offerings and at the same time offer a fully branded, “private label” email solution through Greatmail’s reseller service. Greatmail’s email hosting platform includes spam and virus protection, webmail, POP3 and IMAP support as well as a … Read more
If you are looking for an SMTP hosting service, then you probably have an application that sends out either marketing or transactional messages and are looking for a host to relay these messages in bulk. Or perhaps you are sending both transactional and marketing messages and would like to find a single provider to handle … Read more
Following eight successful months in beta, Greatmail’s MxGrid SMTP service is now fully integrated into the company’s service line and renamed simply ‘SMTP Hosting’. The SMTP offering includes support for sender authentication technologies including DKIM signing and SPF validation, feedback loop management, optional bounce account hosting, and IP reputation monitoring. Greatmail’s SMTP hosting targets customers sending marketing … Read more