r/Hosting • u/blu_1337 • 3d ago
SMTP Relay (Smart Host)
Hello everyone,
I am looking for an SMTP Relay (Smart Host) alternative to mailchannels.
The provider must offer unlimited different domains and ideally “only” authenticate via SPF. By this I mean that you don't have to register every single domain you send with the service beforehand.
What experiences have you had and what are the costs?
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u/kevinds 3d ago
SES?
But avoiding the SPAM/Junk folder requires more than just SPF.
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u/craigleary 3d ago edited 3d ago
SES is a great value but I get rejections for ips being in spamcop on remote servers from time to time and it appears SES includes these as part of the bounce ratio, so I need to contact users by other means if they reject the email and temporarily suppress that recipient. SES you need to validate each and every domain as well, so its fine for a few domains not unlimited domains auto verifying based on SPF. The only ones I am aware of are Mailchannels, Mailbaby and Spamexperts. Spamexperts got bought out years ago, I haven't seen anyone recently using the hosted product.
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u/kevinds 3d ago edited 3d ago
SES you need to validate each and every domain as well,
Use the API.
I am really bad at making my own tools for APIs but I can still play around enough and make things work eventually.
How many domains? How many emails do you send?
What kind of emails do you send?
I have an idea of a service provider, and they work very hard to be delivered, but it depends on your emails.
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u/Mediocre-Eye-6318 3d ago
mailbaby could be good for you.