# Deliverability

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## 10+ best practices to improve your email deliverability

DevFeed: [10+ best practices to improve your email deliverability](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/10-best-practices-to-improve-your-email-deliverability-16106.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.twilio.com/en-us/blog/insights/8-best-practices-to-improve-your-email-deliverability>)

Author: Jesse Sumrak

Published: 2026-09-09T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Twilio Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/twilio-blog.md>)

Topics: [email](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/email.md>), [SendGrid](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sendgrid.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>)

Tags: [best-practices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/best-practices.md>), [deliverability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deliverability.md>), [domain](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/domain.md>), [email](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/email.md>), [industry-insights](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/industry-insights.md>), [marketing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/marketing.md>), [sendgrid](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sendgrid.md>), [spam](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/spam.md>), [spoofing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/spoofing.md>), [subscriber](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/subscriber.md>)

### AI overview

This tutorial explains email deliverability and presents more than ten practices for improving inbox placement, including domain authentication, double opt-in, non-spammy subject lines, list cleaning, and avoiding spam traps. It also distinguishes delivery from deliverability and discusses sender reputation and subscriber engagement.

### Source excerpt

Email deliverability determines whether your messages reach inboxes or spam folders. Follow these 10+ best practices to improve your deliverability rates.

## Complete guide to sending email to Google: Rules, signals & setup

DevFeed: [Complete guide to sending email to Google: Rules, signals & setup](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/complete-guide-to-sending-email-to-google-rules-signals-setup-16115.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.twilio.com/en-us/blog/insights/sending-email-to-google>)

Author: Tony Williams

Published: 2026-09-01T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Twilio Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/twilio-blog.md>)

Topics: [Google](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google.md>), [Authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authentication.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>)

Tags: [authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authentication.md>), [deliverability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deliverability.md>), [email](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/email.md>), [google](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google.md>), [guide](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/guide.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [industry-insights](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/industry-insights.md>), [metrics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/metrics.md>), [requirements](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/requirements.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>)

### AI overview

Twilio's guide explains how Google evaluates incoming email, covering SPF, DKIM, DMARC, spam-rate management, sender reputation, user engagement, and Google Postmaster Tools. It distinguishes consumer Gmail from Google Workspace and describes differences in filtering and administrator controls.

### Source excerpt

Learn how Google filters incoming email: SPF, DKIM, DMARC requirements, spam rate thresholds, and how to use Google Postmaster Tools to protect deliverability.

## Why regex isn't email validation

DevFeed: [Why regex isn't email validation](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/why-regex-isn-t-email-validation-16072.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://workos.com/blog/why-regex-isnt-email-validation>)

Author: WorkOS

Published: 2026-08-24T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [WorkOS Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/workos-blog.md>)

Topics: [Parsing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/parsing.md>), [Forms](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/forms.md>), [HTML5 and CSS3 tricks](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/html5-and-css3-tricks.md>), [Library](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/library.md>), [Internet](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/internet.md>)

Tags: [advice](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/advice.md>), [deliverability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deliverability.md>), [domain](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/domain.md>), [email](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/email.md>), [forms](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/forms.md>), [framework](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/framework.md>), [html5](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/html5.md>), [internet](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/internet.md>), [library](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/library.md>), [regex](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/regex.md>), [validation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/validation.md>)

### AI overview

The article explains that email syntax validation with regexes, HTML5 checks, or framework libraries does not establish deliverability or confirm that a mailbox exists. It recommends a loose syntax check and stopping there, while recognizing that stronger checks address separate, less reliable questions.

### Source excerpt

Checking that an address looks right and checking that it can receive mail are different problems. Most signup forms only solve the first one.

## Sending bulk email in Python? Prioritize practices that get your mail delivered

DevFeed: [Sending bulk email in Python? Prioritize practices that get your mail delivered](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/sending-bulk-email-in-python-prioritize-practices-that-get-your-mail-delivered-16083.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://postmarkapp.com/blog/sending-bulk-email-in-python-prioritize-practices-that-get-your-mail-delivered>)

Author: Greg Svoboda (gsvoboda@activecampaign.com)

Published: 2026-07-14T18:13:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Postmark (en-US)](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/postmark-en-us.md>)

Topics: [Python](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>), [CSV](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/csv.md>)

Tags: [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [deliverability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deliverability.md>), [email](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/email.md>), [email-delivery](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/email-delivery.md>), [orchestration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/orchestration.md>), [python](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python.md>)

### AI overview

This tutorial explains how to send bulk email with Python while protecting sender reputation and deliverability. It argues that a basic smtplib script, CSV mailing list, and sending loop can cause delivery problems without a solid reputation-management foundation.

### Source excerpt

Bulk email has a reputation problem, but users often misplace the blame. Recipients associate bulk email with spam, inbox clutter, and irrelevant marketing campaigns. Senders associate it with poor deliverability, complicated orchestration, and the constant fear of landing in spam folders. If you handle bulk email, these problems may sound familiar. The DIY Python approach -- install smtplib, divvy up your mailing list in a CSV file, set up a loop function, hope for the best -- all but guarantees delivery problems. The mail itself isn't the problem, though. Done properly, bulk email remains one of the most effective ways to communicate with customers at scale. The challenge is that mailbox providers aggressively punish bad sending behavior, even when it's unintentional. Successful bulk email happens when you prioritize your reputation and choose professional-quality tools to maintain it. We'll start with a high-level look at why we focus on reputation and then offer guidance on bulk email sending. Reputation: The start and end goal of successful bulk email Bulk email helps build relationships, educate customers, promote products, and keep brand image fresh. It can be tempting to dive in and start chipping away at those goals, but it's strategy that wins the race every time. Before sending anything to your bulk mailing list, let alone automating your bulk mail with Python code, turn your attention to your sender reputation: Mailbox providers use sender reputation scores to keep bad actors out of inboxes. Bad reputations mean undelivered mail. Your score combines signals from your domain, your content, and how recipients engage with your emails. Recipients read emails from senders they trust, improving your reputation. If they ignore, delete, unsubscribe, or report messages as spam, your reputation declines. The most successful bulk senders understand that reputation, deliverability, and engagement are tightly connected. And they only start sending when reputation manag

## Your Holiday Emails Start Now: A Summer Deliverability Prep Guide

DevFeed: [Your Holiday Emails Start Now: A Summer Deliverability Prep Guide](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/your-holiday-emails-start-now-a-summer-deliverability-prep-guide-16127.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.litmus.com/blog/your-holiday-emails-start-now-a-summer-deliverability-prep-guide>)

Author: Lindsey

Published: 2026-07-09T16:56:19Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Blog - Litmus](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-litmus.md>)

Topics: [Authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authentication.md>)

Tags: [2026](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2026.md>), [authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authentication.md>), [deliverability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deliverability.md>), [email-marketing-strategy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/email-marketing-strategy.md>), [google](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google.md>), [guide](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/guide.md>), [holiday-emails](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/holiday-emails.md>), [microsoft](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/microsoft.md>)

### AI overview

A summer preparation guide for improving holiday email deliverability. It recommends auditing authentication and infrastructure, cleaning email lists, monitoring sender reputation, and building engagement signals before the peak season.

### Source excerpt

Avoid scrambling in the fall by getting things in place for Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the rest of the holidays right now. The post Your Holiday Emails Start Now: A Summer Deliverability Prep Guide appeared first on Litmus.

## Automate Python emails with attachments that get delivered

DevFeed: [Automate Python emails with attachments that get delivered](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/automate-python-emails-with-attachments-that-get-delivered-16078.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://postmarkapp.com/blog/automate-python-emails-with-attachments-that-get-delivered>)

Author: Greg Svoboda (gsvoboda@activecampaign.com)

Published: 2026-06-30T15:08:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Postmark (en-US)](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/postmark-en-us.md>)

Topics: [Python](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>)

Tags: [attacks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/attacks.md>), [best-practices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/best-practices.md>), [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [deliverability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deliverability.md>), [email-delivery](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/email-delivery.md>), [files](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/files.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [phishing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/phishing.md>), [python](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [zip](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/zip.md>)

### AI overview

This tutorial explains how to automate Python emails with attachments while improving deliverability. It covers common causes of attachment-related bounces, including security policies, sender reputation, and inbox-provider restrictions, and recommends examining SMTP bounce messages and error reports.

### Source excerpt

Some of the most important emails require attachments, such as receipts, order confirmations, contracts, or digital assets. You need those emails to arrive automatically and reliably when customers and partners expect them. But attachments tend to increase bounce rates due to either security concerns, reduced engagement signals, or inbox provider policies, making deliverability harder to guarantee. A few key practices help you get top-tier deliverability when email attachments really matter: Follow general email guidelines Understand where problems happen and how to spot them Create processes that put best practices in motion Automate to scale your success for a higher volume Below, we'll show you how to implement these practices in a Python application. Why emails with attachments fail delivery Email bounces happen for a host of reasons. If you send attachments and see bounces, those files are likely causing delivery failures. Attachments pose security risks Phishing and malware attacks often use attachments, so inbox providers scrutinize them closely: Providers automatically block anything executable or compressed (e.g., .7z, .rar, .exe). This policy often extends to .zip files. Providers see red flags when you send unsolicited attachments, especially from new domains, even for "safe" file types like PDFs. Attachments affect sender reputation Recipients tend to avoid opening messages with unexpected attachments. Lower open rates, in turn, harm your domain reputation, making it even harder to deliver your emails. Improving your deliverability starts with digging into exactly where you're having problems. The first resource to consult is SMTP bounce messages. Study your bounce messages If your emails regularly bounce back, it's fair to assume the underlying issue is the file attachments. You can find out more by examining the error reports. The Postmark dashboard helps you make sense of errors. If you don't have the tool set up, you can look into the bounce messages