{"id":3616,"date":"2025-11-06T14:07:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T14:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emailwarmup.com\/blog\/?p=3616"},"modified":"2026-03-05T08:59:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T08:59:08","slug":"email-subdomain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emailwarmup.com\/blog\/email-authentication\/email-subdomain\/","title":{"rendered":"Email Subdomain [How It Works, When Needed, Best Practices]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1348\" height=\"785\" src=\"https:\/\/emailwarmup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/What-Is-an-Email-Subdomain_.png\" alt=\"What-Is-an-Email-Subdomain\" class=\"wp-image-4209\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An email subdomain is a part of your main domain that is used to send emails, appearing as a prefix before the root domain (e.g., marketing.yourcompany.com).&nbsp; That way, you can separate different types of email traffic, such as marketing or support, to improve organization, branding, and deliverability.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From a branding standpoint, it\u2019s awesome (and it also keeps everything organized at your end). But one major benefit of using an email subdomain is to protect your email reputation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an <a href=\"https:\/\/emailwarmup.com\/email-deliverability-consultant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">email deliverability consultant<\/a> who has helped clients achieve 98% inbox rates, I&#8217;ve prepared this guide covering:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What email subdomains are and why brands use them<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Technical setup and 2024 compliance requirements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your alternatives (usernames or separate domains)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When you shouldn&#8217;t use subdomains<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Warming and ongoing management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Subdomains create walls between email types so problems stay contained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TLDR: Email subdomain guide<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s the email subdomain in a nutshell:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>What it is<\/td><td>Benefits<\/td><td>Setup requirements<\/td><td>Timeline<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>A prefix before your domain (mail.company.com) that ISPs treat as separate from your root domain<\/td><td>Isolates reputation so promotional email problems don&#8217;t kill your critical transactional messages<\/td><td>DNS records (SPF, DKIM, DMARC, MX), email accounts, authentication<\/td><td>30-60 days to warm up fully<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why are email subdomains a <em>must-have<\/em> for email programs?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>ISPs treat each subdomain as a completely separate sender with its own reputation score, as <a href=\"https:\/\/emailwarmup.com\/blog\/email-deliverability\/sender-reputation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">email reputation<\/a> tracking occurs at both the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/a\/answer\/14668346?hl=en\">IP and domain levels<\/a>. When you split email streams using subdomains, you create reputation boundaries that limit collateral damage if one stream struggles.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your promotional newsletter from marketing.company.com can have a terrible reputation, but password resets from accounts.company.com still land in the inbox because they&#8217;re tracked separately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1824\" height=\"1026\" src=\"https:\/\/emailwarmup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Email_11zon.jpg\" alt=\"Email\" class=\"wp-image-3485\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/emailwarmup.com\/blog\/email-statistics\/how-many-emails-went-to-spam-and-promotions-in-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Average email deliverability sits at 83.1%<\/a>, meaning 17% of emails land in spam or are blocked. For a company sending 100,000 emails monthly with a $150 average order value and a 2% conversion rate, poor <a href=\"https:\/\/emailwarmup.com\/blog\/email-deliverability\/what-is-email-deliverability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">email deliverability<\/a> costs $430,000 annually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gmail and Yahoo implemented mandatory requirements for bulk senders starting February 2024. Google requires spam complaint rates below 0.1%, per their <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/a\/answer\/14229414?hl=en\">sender guidelines FAQ<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, don&#8217;t confuse subdomains with subdirectories. A subdirectory (company.com\/blog) is part of your website. A subdomain (blog.company.com) is a separate entity. For email deliverability, only subdomains provide reputation isolation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When should you use email subdomains?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Different email types carry different reputation risks based on recipient behavior and engagement patterns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Email type<\/td><td>Engagement level<\/td><td>Example subdomain<\/td><td>Why separate it<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Transactional<\/td><td>Highest<\/td><td>orders.company.com<\/td><td>Time-sensitive, must maintain perfect delivery<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Marketing<\/td><td>Medium-low<\/td><td>news.company.com<\/td><td>High volume creates spam risk<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cold outreach<\/td><td>Lowest<\/td><td>outreach.company.com<\/td><td>The highest risk requires complete isolation<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Support<\/td><td>Medium-high<\/td><td>support.company.com<\/td><td>Operational channel needs consistent delivery<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep personal business correspondence on your root domain (yourname@company.com). Route automated, high-volume, or promotional mail through dedicated subdomains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Transactional emails (order confirmations, shipping updates, password resets) have near-perfect engagement because recipients actively want them. Isolating these messages on their own subdomain means promotional problems can never contaminate your most critical communications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0If <a href=\"https:\/\/emailwarmup.com\/blog\/emails-going-to-spam\/how-to-stop-emails-going-to-spam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">your emails are going to spam<\/a> unexpectedly, mixing transactional and promotional mail often causes it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When should you NOT use subdomains?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Subdomains aren&#8217;t always necessary. You might create complexity without benefit in these scenarios:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Operating a single email type only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brand new domain with zero sending history<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sending fewer than 100 emails weekly (all personal correspondence, not bulk marketing)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The key question to ask here is whether you have different email streams with meaningfully different risk profiles. If yes, use subdomains. If no, you&#8217;re adding unnecessary work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How should you name email subdomains?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Simple, clear names are more effective than clever ones. Your subdomain appears in the sender address, so recipients need instant recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some good website sending email subdomain examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:800px;margin:40px auto;padding:0 20px;font-family:system-ui,Segoe UI,Inter,Roboto,sans-serif;\">\n\n  <div style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:15px;justify-content:center;\">\n\n    <div style=\"flex:1 1 300px;background:#eef4ff;padding:18px 20px;border-radius:12px;box-sizing:border-box;\">\n      <h3 style=\"color:#1e3a8a;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:6px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:0.05em;\">Marketing<\/h3>\n      <p style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;margin:0;\">\n        news.company.com, newsletter.company.com, promo.company.com,<br>\n        campaigns.company.com, updates.company.com, events.company.com\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div style=\"flex:1 1 300px;background:#f4efff;padding:18px 20px;border-radius:12px;box-sizing:border-box;\">\n      <h3 style=\"color:#5b21b6;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:6px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:0.05em;\">Transactional<\/h3>\n      <p style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;margin:0;\">\n        orders.company.com, receipts.company.com, notify.company.com,<br>\n        billing.company.com, invoices.company.com, shipping.company.com\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div style=\"flex:1 1 300px;background:#f2fff0;padding:18px 20px;border-radius:12px;box-sizing:border-box;\">\n      <h3 style=\"color:#166534;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:6px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:0.05em;\">Support<\/h3>\n      <p style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;margin:0;\">\n        support.company.com, help.company.com, assist.company.com,<br>\n        care.company.com, faq.company.com, returns.company.com\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div style=\"flex:1 1 300px;background:#fff0f6;padding:18px 20px;border-radius:12px;box-sizing:border-box;\">\n      <h3 style=\"color:#9d174d;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:6px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:0.05em;\">Outreach<\/h3>\n      <p style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;margin:0;\">\n        outreach.company.com, sales.company.com, partnerships.company.com,<br>\n        pr.company.com, affiliates.company.com, ambassadors.company.com\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div style=\"flex:1 1 300px;background:#fff8e1;padding:18px 20px;border-radius:12px;box-sizing:border-box;\">\n      <h3 style=\"color:#92400e;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:6px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:0.05em;\">Security<\/h3>\n      <p style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;margin:0;\">\n        security.company.com, alerts.company.com, verify.company.com,<br>\n        authentication.company.com, privacy.company.com\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div style=\"flex:1 1 300px;background:#f0fdfa;padding:18px 20px;border-radius:12px;box-sizing:border-box;\">\n      <h3 style=\"color:#065f46;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:6px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:0.05em;\">Internal<\/h3>\n      <p style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;margin:0;\">\n        intranet.company.com, hr.company.com, payroll.company.com,<br>\n        teams.company.com, updates.internal.company.com\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, Litmus sends from e.litmus.com (short for &#8220;email&#8221;). Wallapop separates consumer communications from dealer mail using dealers.wallapop.com. Even Google isolates third-party partner communications on xwf.google.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One thing to note here is never to use &#8220;cousin domains&#8221; (service-company.com instead of service.company.com). Recipients mistake these for phishing because that&#8217;s what scammers do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do you technically set up email subdomains?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Setting up an email subdomain requires configuring DNS records through your domain registrar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Record type<\/td><td>Purpose<\/td><td>Required?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SPF<\/td><td>Lists authorized mail servers<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>DKIM<\/td><td>Adds digital signature<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>DMARC<\/td><td>Defines authentication failure policy<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>MX<\/td><td>Routes incoming mail<\/td><td>Yes (if receiving replies)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Authentication became mandatory when Gmail, Yahoo, and <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/a\/answer\/81126?hl=en\">Microsoft implemented enforcement<\/a> starting in February 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/datatracker.ietf.org\/doc\/html\/rfc7208\">SPF (RFC 7208)<\/a> authorizes which IP addresses can send emails on behalf of your domain. <a href=\"https:\/\/datatracker.ietf.org\/doc\/html\/rfc6376\">DKIM (RFC 6376)<\/a> adds a digital signature proving the email hasn&#8217;t been tampered with. <a href=\"https:\/\/datatracker.ietf.org\/doc\/html\/rfc7489\">DMARC (RFC 7489)<\/a> ties SPF and DKIM together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Set up real mailboxes, not aliases. Configure the Reply-To setting so that you send emails from newsletter.company.com but route replies to support@company.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do you warm up a new email subdomain?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>ISPs view new subdomains as unknown senders despite being connected to your established domain. Sending 50,000 emails on day one triggers spam filters and damages reputation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:700px;margin:40px auto;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;\">\n  <h3 style=\"text-align:center;margin-bottom:30px;\">Growth Timeline (30\u201360 Days)<\/h3>\n  \n  <div style=\"border-left:3px solid #0073aa;padding-left:20px;\">\n    \n    <div style=\"margin-bottom:25px;\">\n      <h3 style=\"color:#0073aa;margin:0;\">Week 1<\/h3>\n      <p style=\"margin:5px 0 0 0;\">Start with <strong>100\u2013500 daily<\/strong>. Slow and steady initial build-up to establish momentum.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div style=\"margin-bottom:25px;\">\n      <h3 style=\"color:#0073aa;margin:0;\">Week 2<\/h3>\n      <p style=\"margin:5px 0 0 0;\">Increase to around <strong>500\u20132,000 daily<\/strong>. Growth rate begins to pick up with consistency.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div style=\"margin-bottom:25px;\">\n      <h3 style=\"color:#0073aa;margin:0;\">Week 3<\/h3>\n      <p style=\"margin:5px 0 0 0;\">Expand reach to <strong>2,000\u201310,000 daily<\/strong>. Engagement and visibility start scaling significantly.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div>\n      <h3 style=\"color:#0073aa;margin:0;\">Week 4+<\/h3>\n      <p style=\"margin:5px 0 0 0;\">Continue to <strong>scale by 15\u201320% daily<\/strong>. Maintain stable growth and adjust as results increase.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Send first emails to your most engaged subscribers. A good <a href=\"https:\/\/emailwarmup.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">email warmup<\/a> service automates this by generating natural-looking engagement. On top of that, make sure you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Avoid volume spikes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Configure <a href=\"https:\/\/emailwarmup.com\/blog\/email-authentication\/spf-record\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SPF<\/a> record, <a href=\"https:\/\/emailwarmup.com\/blog\/email-authentication\/dkim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">set up DKIM<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/emailwarmup.com\/blog\/email-authentication\/dmarc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DMARC<\/a> before sending<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monitor bounce rates, spam complaints, and engagement obsessively<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are the ongoing subdomain management practices?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once warmed, ongoing management prevents slow reputation decay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Protect your main brand<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The core principle is always to link all your emails back to your root domain (company.com), even if the email is sent from a subdomain, such as promo.company.com.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will help you to consolidate the brand&#8217;s reputation and authority under the primary name, which keeps your overall brand health strong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Isolate tracking links<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You must use a dedicated, non-sending subdomain (e.g., click.company.com) exclusively for tracking clicks and opens.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is critical to never reuse this tracking link across different types of emails (such as transactional and marketing).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The separation prevents a reputation problem from one email stream from &#8220;leaking&#8221; and damaging the deliverability of another stream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Implement visual <em>trust<\/em> with BIMI<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Set up BIMI (Brand Indicators for Message Identification) after you have enforced DMARC.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When this is done correctly, providers like Gmail and Yahoo will display your verified company logo right next to your email in the inbox \u2014 immediate visual trust greatly helps to increase your open rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Monitor reputation individually<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Utilize tools like Gmail&#8217;s Postmaster Tools to assess the health and reputation of each subdomain individually.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because subdomains build unique reputations, monitoring them individually allows you to quickly identify and fix any reputation drops on a single subdomain before the issue grows into a large problem that affects your entire sending program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Prioritize list hygiene<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/emailwarmup.com\/blog\/email-list-hygiene\/\">List maintenance<\/a> is non-negotiable. You must regularly remove inactive subscribers and ensure that you process all unsubscribe requests within 48 hours.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The absolute maximum acceptable threshold for spam complaints is 0.1%.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Staying below this low limit is crucial to maintain high sender scores and prevent being flagged by mailbox providers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are your alternatives to using a subdomain?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You have three options for managing different email types, each with specific tradeoffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Changing the username before the @ symbol<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You send marketing from marketing@company.com and transactional from orders@company.com.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The problem is that ISPs track reputation at the <em>domain<\/em> level (everything after the @). Both addresses share the exact same reputation, so if one stream tanks, both suffer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Using completely separate domains<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Some businesses buy newdomain.com for cold outreach, keeping company.com clean. The tradeoff is that you lose all brand recognition.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2278\" height=\"1518\" src=\"https:\/\/emailwarmup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Email-3_11zon.jpg\" alt=\"Gmail\" class=\"wp-image-3483\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Recipients don&#8217;t recognize newdomain.com, which increases spam complaints and hurts open rates. ISPs treat brand-new domains with extreme suspicion for 90-180 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This approach works best when conducting high-risk cold outreach, where contacts are unlikely to be familiar with your brand anyway. Even then, outreach.company.com maintains more credibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stop fighting deliverability problems <em>alone<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Setting up email subdomains correctly prevents costly deliverability disasters, but the technical requirements and <a href=\"https:\/\/emailwarmup.com\/blog\/email-warmup-guide\/ip-warming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IP warming<\/a> process create room for mistakes that damage your sender reputation before you launch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EmailWarmup.com handles the entire process:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!-- EmailWarmup \u2014 Feature Tiles (colorful, theme-safe, no headings) -->\n<section id=\"ew-feature-tiles\" aria-label=\"EmailWarmup features\">\n  <style>\n    \/* Scoped, theme-safe resets *\/\n    #ew-feature-tiles, #ew-feature-tiles *{\n      box-sizing:border-box;\n      -webkit-hyphens:none!important; -ms-hyphens:none!important; hyphens:none!important;\n      word-break:normal!important; overflow-wrap:anywhere;\n      font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,Segoe UI,Inter,Roboto,Arial,sans-serif!important;\n      color:#0f1115; 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A separate domain creates trust issues. A subdomain maintains brand recognition while isolating risk.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">References<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Internet Engineering Task Force. (2012).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DeBounce. (2025). Email spam statistics 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Word to the Wise. (n.d.). Domain strategy guidance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>IBM Security. (2024). Cost of a data breach report 2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Google. (n.d.). Bulk sender requirements. Google Support.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Validity. (2025). 2025 email deliverability benchmark report.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Email Tool Tester. (2025). Email deliverability statistics (2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Valimail. (n.d.). Understanding the significance of BIMI selectors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sift. (2025). Q2 2025 Digital Trust Index: AI fraud data and insights.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Google. (n.d.). Email sender guidelines. Google Workspace Admin Help.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Google. (n.d.). Postmaster Tools dashboards. Google Workspace Admin Help.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ActiveCampaign. (n.d.). How does the Gmail Promotions Tab affect my campaigns?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apple Newsroom. (2024). iOS 18 makes iPhone more personal, intuitive, and intelligent.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Google. (n.d.). Protecting users with our 15 billion-strong spam-battling army. Google Blog.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amazon Web Services. (n.d.). Maintaining a positive sender reputation. AWS Documentation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Microsoft. (n.d.). Email authentication: About SPF, DKIM, and DMARC. Microsoft 365 Security.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Statista. (n.d.). Number of sent and received e-mails per day worldwide from 2018 to 2028.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>dmarcian. (2025). Microsoft enforces SPF, DKIM, and DMARC for high-volume senders.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gen Digital. (2025). Q1\/2025 Gen threat report reveals AI-driven scams. PRNewswire.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Email on Acid. (n.d.). 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