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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 systems and mailbox […]

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 […]

In our effort to help anyone build and send effective email campaigns, we have taken our suite of Simple Email Marketing Tools to a whole new level. And today, we’re happy to introduce our biggest update yet to the SocketLabs Email Designer. Here are just a few of the improvements that we made: With a […]

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 […]

Subscription bombing, also known as mail bombing, is an internet-wide trend where malicious bots attack a person via their email address, ultimately rendering the address and email account useless for a period of time. In this article, we’ll discuss how you – the sender, can be compromised by an attack if the forms on your […]

See how we made it even easier for anyone to create a great looking email with our Email Designer. Today, we’re proud to unveil the first of many big changes to the Email Designer coming from our dedicated developers and designers who managed to do some awesome work, even with Nerf Darts blazing past their […]

With even more access to marketing data, marketers are focusing more on personalization of email. According to emarketer.com, over 67% of US marketers are using data to personalize their email messages. When it comes to tactically creating a personalized email on the SocketLabs platform, custom fields will help you accomplish this. That’s why: We’ve improved […]

Take Your Notification API and Inbound Parse API Endpoints Serverless with Azure Functions SocketLabs offers a suite of powerful programming language agnostic APIs, which enable application developers to integrate with the SocketLabs On-Demand platform. Two of our popular APIs are the Notification API and the Inbound Parse API. When you send mail through SocketLabs On-Demand, […]

How to Unleash the Power of Merge Fields SocketLabs offers the ability to send messages through your server using our Injection API. With the Injection API you can use JSON or XML to create a large number of messages and send them to your SocketLabs server over HTTP, rather than SMTP. This allows for some […]

Introducing Starter Email Templates: Introducing Starter Email Templates A faster and easier way to create great looking email templates, no design skills or coding required. When it comes to email, the impression that you make upon your recipients really matters. But designing a great looking email from scratch can be painful and frustrating. On the […]