If you have been using MailBaby to manage your outbound email, you are probably already familiar with how we handle filtered messages. Up until now, when a message was blocked, your go-to move was clicking the debug URL in the bounce message to see the massive list of individual spam rules that were triggered. While […]
Mailbaby has recently overhauled our mail logging and processing systems. These technical changes translate directly into better performance and more reliable delivery for your business. Here is a breakdown of what we changed, why we did it, and how it makes your experience better. What Actually Changed? In the past, every time an email was […]
At Mailbaby, we like to keep things delivered but occasionally, we run into some pretty sophisticated bad actors trying to pull a fast one on your inbox. One of the most common—and sneakiest—threats we see is something called an Email Forwarding Compromise. It sounds technical, but it’s actually a classic case of digital eavesdropping. Here […]
At MailBaby, we are always testing new ways to keep your outbox secure. Since early 2025 we have been running rspamd + gpt module designed to catch sophisticated spam and phishing attacks that traditional filters might miss. We want to show you exactly how it works, using a real-world example, and explain why your privacy […]
What is a Spam Trap? A spam trap is a decoy email address used by internet service providers and security companies to catch and block spammers. Since these addresses are not owned by real people and never sign up for newsletters, any email sent to them is immediately identified as unsolicited spam. This helps organizations […]
Your website’s standard features—WordPress sign-ups, account creations, order forms, and newsletter subscriptions—are essential for growth. However, they can also be weaponized. Over the last two years, there has been a significant increase in sign-up form abuse, effectively turning legitimate websites into “open relays” for spam. What is Sign-Up Abuse? In these attacks, automated bots use […]
Updates to the Mailbaby Plguin We’ve rolled out an exciting update to the MailBaby SMTP plugin. If you are using the plugin, you now have the ability to sign your emails with dkim over the API right in wordpress.
At Mailbaby, we are constantly working to improve our service’s speed, reliability, and security. Here’s a look at some new features we’ve just released and what’s just around the corner. Now live in production: Faster SMTP Logins: We’ve implemented a new auth cache for SMTP lookups. This significantly speeds up the authentication process, getting your […]
Understanding Common Email Bounce Messages and Errors Sometimes you may be checking logs and see emails sitting in the queue, waiting to be retired or perhaps you got a bounce back – below are common retry, error or bounce messages you may see in your email logs. Some are temporary errors on the remote server, […]
Coming soon for mailbaby users is the ability to enable inbound filtering. Like our outbound filtering this will include a real time log, going back 30 days for inbound email. Inbound has been a frequent request and the filtering system has been made based on our long running internal filtering system that has been active […]
