What are some examples of email bots or checkers that provide data about sent emails?
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What email marketers say14Marketer opinions
Marketer from Email Geeks suggests scanmy.email as an alternative to mail-tester.com with more details.
Email marketer from MailerCheck Blog shares that MailerCheck offers detailed email testing, including spam score, authentication checks (SPF, DKIM, DMARC), broken link detection, and rendering previews on different devices and email clients.
Marketer from Email Geeks suggests mail-tester.com as an example of an email bot/checker.
Email marketer from ZeroBounce shares that ZeroBounce offers email validation, deliverability tools, and email server testing, including blacklisting checks and spam trap detection, to help users maintain good sender reputation.
Email marketer from Mail-Tester.com shares that Mail-Tester gives your email a score out of 10 based on SPF, DKIM, DMARC, spam filters, and broken links.
Marketer from Email Geeks shares that public email bots/checkers are rare due to abuse, but private ones linked to pre-verified addresses exist. He also adds that they are easy to make, but hard to protect.
Marketer from Email Geeks suggests ping@tools.mxtoolbox.com and recommends Zapier's email parser for bot handling.
Email marketer from SenderVerify explains that it offers a range of tools, including email verification to check for validity, spam trap detection, and deliverability testing to ensure emails reach the inbox.
Email marketer from Email Hippo explains that Email Hippo offers email verification and data enrichment services to provide detailed information about email addresses, including deliverability status and potential risks.
Email marketer from Reddit shares that you can use a custom script in Python with libraries like `smtplib` and `email` to send emails and capture bounce messages. By parsing the bounce messages, you can identify invalid email addresses.
Email marketer from NeverBounce shares that it offers email verification services and real-time bounce analysis to help improve email deliverability and list hygiene.
Email marketer from GlockApps shares that GlockApps focuses on inbox placement testing, showing where emails land (inbox, spam, promotions) across various ISPs. It also includes spam filter analysis and authentication checks.
Email marketer from Security Forums shares that Nmap can be used to scan mail servers to check for open ports, banner grabbing to identify the server software and versions, and identify potential vulnerabilities.
Email marketer from SparkPost shares that they offer email validation services to verify email addresses and identify deliverability issues before sending.
What the experts say3Expert opinions
Expert from Email Geeks mentions he is building an email bot/checker but it is not yet ready.
Expert from Spam Resource, John Levine, explains that tools like SpamAssassin and dkimverify can be used to check the content of your email and verify DKIM signatures, respectively. These tools help identify potential spam triggers and authentication issues.
Expert from Word to the Wise, Laura Atkins, explains that Return Path (now Validity) offers tools for monitoring inbox placement, sender reputation, and email deliverability, providing data on how emails are being received by different ISPs and identifying potential deliverability problems.
What the documentation says3Technical articles
Documentation from RFC Editor provides the official specifications for SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol), outlining how email servers should handle sending and receiving emails, which can be used to understand potential issues at a technical level.
Documentation from Google Admin Toolbox shares that the Messageheader tool helps analyze email headers, providing insights into the email's path, authentication results, and potential issues.
Documentation from MXToolbox explains that MXToolbox provides a variety of tools for diagnosing email server health, including checking DNS records, blacklists, and performing email delivery tests. Their 'Email Health' section offers a summary of potential problems.