Google SMTP acceptance policy?

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Anyone have guidance on how to legimately stay out of Google/GMail's spam
classifier and arrive at the inbox?

We have a domain that is relatively newly registered, has proper MTA
configuration and SPF records that I haven't been able to find on any
blocklist, but GMail sends email from it straight to the spam folder.

I haven't been able to find useful documentation for GMail in this regard
around the web. Have looked at abuse.net's info, links and resources.

Thanks,

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Have you worked through this Q/A process?
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=80369
I went through it and at the end it says there's not a way to whitelist a
domain.

For Bulk e-mail senders:
https://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=17205

There's this checklist, too:
https://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=81126

And here's a form to fill out:
https://mail.google.com/support/bin/request.py?ctx=bulksend&nomods=1

Frank

3

From my experience it just takes time. As users mark your email as

legitimate and not as spam your domain will build a good report Google.
Also, try implementing DKIM to help Google to verify the email.

Frank Bulk wrote:

4

This is good advice for anybody running mailing lists - regardless of
which ISP they're delivering to
http://www.spamresource.com/2007/01/how-to-deliver-mail-to-aol.html

srs

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the problem i have with google smtp is in the reverse direction

  drop condition = ${if isip4{$sender_host_address}}
          message = blocked because $sender_host_address is \
                          in blacklist at $dnslist_domain: $dnslist_text
          !dnslists = list.dnswl.org
          dnslists = dialups.mail-abuse.org \
                          : rbl-plus.mail-abuse.org \
                          : qil.mail-abuse.com
          logwrite = REJECT because $sender_host_address listed in
$dnslist_domain

i.e. i do dns blacklists proceeded by a white list. and when goog adds
a new smtp outbound, users say folk get bounces, i have to chase them
down and then go through dnswl.org's process. major pita and mail does
get lost.

randy

6

Thanks.

These links have been of some assistance, however some of the questions
seem irrelevant to the specified situation once the a first handful are
answered. Perhaps they are intended to be a test of a person's
comprehensive ability (or not).

Someone off-list mentioned the possible google 'sandbox effect'[1] seen
with new web presences, which relates to some 'build your reptition long
and solid' responses.

I have been able to make contact with a few that will hopefully result
in a more transparent solution then 'wait and see.'

[1] http://tinyurl.com/636twn

Thanks to all who responsed on and off-list.