September 2014 Summaries

Our friends at Postmark have highlighted the importance of keeping email secure, noting that standard SMTP methods are vulnerable to plain text content. To address this, they use opportunistic TLS for outbound emails and almost force DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) for new sending addresses, achieving a 91% adoption rate among customers. Additionally, Postmark offers a free DMARC tool to monitor and implement DMARC protection for email sent on behalf of the sender, with plans to add more security features to their application and API endpoints in the future.

Postmark has announced the addition of new features to its Inbound service, including a redesigned Server Settings page and two new features: Inbound Spam Threshold and Inbound Rules Triggers. The Inbound Spam Threshold allows users to set a threshold for spam scores, blocking messages with high scores without needing user intervention. Inbound Rules Triggers enable users to add custom rules for inbound processing, allowing for more control over message filtering. The Server Settings redesign organizes settings into three categories: General, Outbound, and Inbound, providing easier access to various server configurations.