Independent technical write-ups on email authentication (SPF, DKIM, DMARC), deliverability, and provider reviews.
Email used to be the product. Now it is bundled into productivity suites and buried under notifications. But for many of us it remains a deliberate craft, slower, clearer and more intentional than the tools that replaced it.
Amazon WorkMail looked basic but sat on serious AWS infrastructure built for resilience and governance. AWS is now retiring it, with support ending on 31 March 2027. Here is how it worked, what the sunset means, and where to go instead.
Most people think nothing of paying for everyday comforts, yet hesitate to spend a few pounds on the email account that underpins their whole online identity. Here is why, and what paying actually buys.
Forward Email decides where your domain's mail goes before it reaches any inbox. Here is how its routing, encrypted DNS, SMTP sending, optional storage and webhooks work, the trade-offs, and who it suits.
The address you see in an email is only one of six sender identities. Here is what each does, which ones SPF, DKIM and DMARC check, and how to read the real headers.
Most people reuse passwords without realising the risk, so one breach can unlock dozens of accounts. Here is how a password manager, email aliases and printed backup codes close that gap.
Email pwned? What it means in Have I Been Pwned, whether HIBP is safe, and the steps to take after a breach: passwords, 2FA and aliases.
Gmail launched in 2004 as an invitation-only beta with 1 GB of storage and became the default inbox through reliability, search and integration, not privacy. Here is how it happened and what it costs.
Fastmail is the best pure email service I've used: fast, private and built on open standards. So why does my mail now run through Google Workspace? An honest long read on what I loved, what I miss, and why I still left.
Tuta Mail, formerly Tutanota, encrypts subjects, contacts and search but drops IMAP. Here is what it protects, what it costs, and how it compares with Proton and StartMail.
Spam didn’t disappear, it was pushed out of sight. Reputation systems like Spamhaus reshaped email abuse at internet scale, trading noisy volume for quieter, more dangerous attacks. This is the infrastructure that keeps email usable, and the compromises it relies on.
DMARC passes only when SPF or DKIM passes and aligns with your From domain. Here is what a DMARC fail means and how to fix it.