What is an SMTP Server?

An SMTP server is a lot like any other server but it is highly specialized in the ability to process and deliver outbound email.
Email Whitelisting: A Dying Practice

What are email whitelists and are they still relevant to you in todays highly technical email industry? An email whitelist is a…
Making the Most of PowerShell Automation – More than Just Sending Email

If you are an IT administrator and want to learn more about how you can use PowerShell automation to simplify administrative duties…
How To Configure The SocketLabs WordPress Plugin For Optimized Email Delivery

The SocketLabs WordPress Plugin allows you to easily route email generated by WordPress through SocketLabs for improved deliverability.
5 List Segmentation Ideas For More Targeted Email Marketing

77% of email marketing ROI comes from segmented and targeted campaigns. In this article, we give you 5 of our a favorite email list segmentation ideas.
6 Ways to Plan Ahead for Holiday Email Sending

The holiday season is quickly approaching and if you have been paying attention to your inbox, then you may have already noticed some holiday emails rolling in, signaling that it’s time to start planning ahead for your own email sending over the holidays. In this article, we’ll give you six ways that you can start […]
Best Practices with Sender Policy Framework (SPF)

What is SPF? Sender Policy Framework (SPF) is one of the primary means of authenticating email messages as they transit the Internet. The importance of SPF is growing as additional technologies, such as DMARC, are built on top of the standard. As more domains implement SPF records, greater value is derived from the framework for anti-spam […]
Big Improvements to Our Custom Bounce Domain Feature

We have made yet another huge update to the SocketLabs On-Demand platform. Now you can add Multiple Custom Bounce Domains to your SocketLabs account for a fully white-labeled experience and other benefits such as: More control and flexibility over your messages. Improved branding of your emails. Put SocketLabs deeper in the background of your email […]
How to Ensure That Forwarded Messages Arrive at the Destination Mailbox

Auto-Forwarding is a frequently used mailbox rule to move messages along from a secondary mailbox to a primary mailbox. But, this in itself has some shortcomings, such as forwarding spam messages along or failing to forward messages along due to security policies put in place by the original sender of the message. We have in […]