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Will your email reach the inbox?

Emails going to junk? Send one email from your usual inbox to a test address. You get a score out of 10, SPF, DKIM, DMARC and blocklist checks, the spam filter rules it trips and a step by step list of what to fix. Free, no sign up.

1. Your test address

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  1. 2. From the inbox you want to test, send it any email you'd normally send.
  2. 3. Your score appears below by itself, usually within seconds. No button to press.

3 free tests a day without signing up. Your test address works for one email. The report is kept for 7 days, then deleted with the email.

More than a spam score

Fixes in plain English

Every problem comes with what it means and how to fix it, with the exact DNS record to copy where one is needed.

Gmail, Yahoo and Microsoft's rules

A check against the sender rules the big mailbox providers now enforce, so you know if they'll turn your mail away.

Who really sent it

The service your email went out through and the server it came from, with its reverse DNS and blocklist results.

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Keep the report

Download every check as a spreadsheet. Reports are kept for 7 days, then deleted with the email.

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3 free tests a day. Join free for 20 a month and reports by email.

An example report

news@brightwell.co.uk

9.2
Should reach the inboxOne small fix: add an unsubscribe link to newsletters.
✓SPFpass
✓DKIMpass
✓DMARCpass
✓Reverse DNSmatches
✓Spam filters-0.4
!List-Unsubscribemissing
✓Links4 safe

What it checks

  • Did it prove it's youSPF, DKIM and DMARC as the receiving server saw them, and whether they line up with your From address.
  • What spam filters thinkThe rules your message trips, the score each one costs and Gmail, Yahoo and Microsoft's sender rules.
  • The sending serverIts reverse DNS, its place on the main blocklists and every link in the message.

Every point lost is listed with the reason, so you know exactly where it went.

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