CRM glossary
DMARC
Also called: DMARC policy, domain alignment, p=reject
DMARC is a DNS record that tells receiving mail servers what to do with messages claiming to come from your domain that fail SPF and DKIM alignment checks. It matters because Gmail and Yahoo require bulk senders to publish a policy, and because it is the only mechanism that stops other people sending as your brand. Start at p=none to collect reports, then move to quarantine and reject once every legitimate sending source aligns.
Articles using this term · 6
- IP warming from zero without wrecking deliverability · 26 May 2026
- Two years of sender rules: what is now table stakes · 4 February 2026
- Outlook joins the sender requirements club · 10 May 2025
- Deliverability in year two of the sender rules · 9 January 2025
- Moving DMARC from p=none to p=reject without losing mail · 8 June 2024
- The Gmail and Yahoo sender rules, three months in · 8 May 2024