Nick Schafer

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Nick Schafer

Nick Schafer is the Sr. Manager of Deliverability and Compliance at Sinch Mailgun. He keeps an eye on bad actors, investigates compliance standards, and builds deliverability strategies. He writes about how to stay on email's good side.

Latest stories by Nick Schafer

The BIMI email specification: Your reward for solid authentication

Remember in grade school when you’d get a gold star for a job well done? How about the feeling you get when you earn a new badge on GitHub? It’s always cool to get recognized...

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Here’s everything you need to know about DNS blocklists

The word “blocklist” can almost seem like something out of a movie – a little dramatic, silly, and a little unreal. Unfortunately, in the real world, blocklists are definitely something you...

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Six deliverability strategies to keep you off ISP naughty lists this holiday season

Old Kris Kringle’s not the only one who makes a list and checks it twice. ISPs are notoriously scrupled when it comes to evaluating senders on their way to the inbox. While...

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Numbers don’t lie: What factors are impacting your deliverability?

It’s no secret that many first-time senders struggle with delivery across different mailbox providers. What makes this even more complicated is that your delivery rate might differ...

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What is a honeypot, and how does it affect legitimate email senders?

The moment Vesper Lynd slinks her way onto the screen in Casino Royale, you know exactly how this will all play out. Despite being a world-class spy, James Bond will fall...

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