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Email Deliverability Test Diagnose Inbox Issues

Run a free deliverability check on any email domain. BounceZero tests SPF, DKIM, DMARC, blacklist status, and domain reputation to identify exactly why your emails aren't landing in the inbox.

5 deliverability signals
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5 Deliverability Signals — Checked Per Email

BounceZero checks these signals for every email it verifies, giving you a complete picture of deliverability risk per recipient domain.

SPF Record

Sender Policy Framework defines which mail servers are authorized to send email for a domain. Missing or misconfigured SPF causes emails to fail authentication and land in spam — or get rejected outright.

DKIM Signing

DomainKeys Identified Mail adds a cryptographic signature to emails. Without DKIM, receiving servers can't verify the email wasn't tampered with in transit — reducing deliverability significantly.

DMARC Policy

Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance. DMARC ties SPF and DKIM together and tells receiving servers what to do with unauthenticated email. Critical for domain protection and inbox placement.

Blacklist Status

Checks whether the sending domain or IP appears on major DNS-based blacklists (DNSBLs). A single blacklist listing can cause email to be blocked across millions of mailboxes simultaneously.

Domain Reputation

Domain age, registration history, and behavioral signals affect how ISPs perceive your sending domain. New domains, recently transferred domains, or domains with complaint history face tighter scrutiny.

Advanced Records

BounceZero also checks BIMI (brand indicators for message identification), MTA-STS (strict transport security), DANE, and Certificate Transparency — signals that forward-looking ESPs use to score sender trust.

Fix Deliverability Issues Before They Become Costly

Teams that run deliverability checks before campaigns consistently see better inbox placement.

Before Deliverability Check

  • No DMARC policy — spoofing attacks possible
  • SPF record has syntax error — breaking authentication
  • Domain listed on 2 DNSBLs
  • 8.3% bounce rate — ISP throttling active
  • No DKIM signing on bulk sending subdomain
34%
Inbox placement rate

After Fixing Issues

  • DMARC p=quarantine policy added
  • SPF record corrected and validated
  • Delisted from DNSBLs after cleanup
  • List cleaned — bounce rate down to 0.6%
  • DKIM added for all sending subdomains
91%
Inbox placement rate

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