Email deliverability

[Andy]

Make sure the following are valid and set correctly.

DKIM
SPF
Reverse DNS (PTR)

If you have cPanel you can check these are set correctly using the 'Email Deliverability' link.

 

[Andy]

Make sure the Default email address has the same domain as your forum:

Admin control panel -> Setup -> Options -> Basic options -> Default email address

 

[Andy]

How to verify Reverse DNS (PTR) is correctly set using SSH:

Enter the following using your forum's IP address:

dig -x 123.123.123.123 +short

You should get back your forum's domain:

host.domain.com.

Enter the following domain for your forum:

dig host.domain.com +short

You should get back your forum's IP address:

123.123.123.123

 

[Malcolm]

Emails are my struggle for any forum. I’ll try this out!

 

[lamron]

This is very handy tool to check if you have got all the settings right: https://www.mail-tester.com/
It's free if you use it correctly.