How to resolve Validity sender score DNS lookup deprecation?
Summary
What email marketers say9Marketer opinions
Email marketer from EmailGeek forum explains that you need to register your accessing IPs for full access.
Email marketer from Email Geeks shares they setup redundant DNS servers within the DMZ for queries, resolving issues with public resolvers like 1.1.1.1, Google, and OpenDNS not returning real results.
Marketer from Email Geeks clarifies that Validity requires registration for public access to their zones for high volume query users and provides a link for registration.
Email marketer from EmailGeek forum explains that a redundant DNS can be setup inside the DMZ so that only the hosts can query them, if you are low volume.
Email marketer from StackExchange suggests looking into commercial IP reputation services if free options no longer meet your needs after Validity's changes.
Email marketer from Email Geeks explains they set up a local DNS, registered the IPs to fix their Sender Score lookups.
Email marketer from Reddit suggests setting up a local DNS server to manage DNS queries and potentially bypass restrictions imposed by public resolvers when accessing Sender Score data.
Email marketer from EmailGeek forum suggests that domain reputation is increasingly important and to contact Validity support if you can not register.
Email marketer from Talos Intelligence suggest that their IP & Domain Reputation Center can be used to check senders IPs.
What the experts say4Expert opinions
Expert from Spamresource.com explains that many alternatives exist to Sender Score, including blocklists and commercial reputation services, and suggests evaluating their accuracy and relevance for specific needs.
Expert from Email Geeks confirms that Validity has effectively deprecated their sender score DNS lookups.
Expert from Email Geeks suggests contacting Tom Bartel from Validity for continued access and mentions the shift towards domain reputation.
Expert from Wordtothewise.com explains that its very important to monitor your sender reputation and sender score.
What the documentation says4Technical articles
Documentation from DigitalOcean.com explains how to deploy an Unbound DNS server on a virtual private server to locally resolve hostnames and cache DNS records, useful for managing DNS queries.
Documentation from Spamhaus explains that their Data Query Service (DQS) provides IP and domain reputation data, offering an alternative to Validity's Sender Score. It needs proper registration for higher volume access.
Documentation from Validity.com explains that users experiencing issues with Sender Score DNS lookups should register their accessing IPs for continued access to Validity's reputation data through DNS.
Documentation from Proofpoint.com explains that Proofpoint ET Intelligence reputation service can be used to check senders IPs.