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The path your email takes after you hit "Send" is incredibly complex. It's more than just a one-way street from your computer to the recipient's inbox. Whether it's the coveted primary inbox, the dreaded spam folder, or somewhere else, this blog will equip you with the knowledge to optimize your email sending practices and ensure your messages get seen.
The journey after sending an email
Your email's journey begins the moment you hit "Send." But before it reaches the recipient's eager eyes, it may make a brief stop on your Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server.
As a server for digital posts
Think of a server as a digital post office – it takes your email and routes shop it to the recipient's inbox provider's ( ) servers, such as , or . This process usually happens very quickly, but delays can occasionally occur. For example, high server traffic or maintenance on the server side can temporarily slow things down.
Emails may bounce if:
In rare cases, an email may bounce if the server encounters a serious error (more on bounces later). Arriving at the Inbox Provider Once your email leaves the server, it enters the next stage of its journey - arriving at the recipient's inbox provider's server.
Servers as a huge category
Think of servers as giant sorting facilities for incoming emails. They receive emails from countless senders and have complex systems to sort and distribute them accordingly. Upon arrival, your email goes through a series of checks to determine its legitimacy and destination.
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