We took a bit of a break over the summer, so welcome back to the Postmark Newsletter! This month we want to tell you about a few exciting developments that came out of the summer: an update on being able to send all your application email through Postmark (yes, including marketing emails!), and a new product to protect your brand.

We have been talking about Message Streams for a while, and are starting to provide more people with early access to Broadcast sending. So we wanted to make sure you’ve heard that you’ll be able to send all your application email through Postmark soon — including marketing campaigns.

We know what you’re thinking: won’t what hurt the deliverability of transactional email? We’re happy to say that the answer to that is an emphatic no. How can we be so confident? Well, allow us to elaborate... Watch this 2-minute video for a brief introduction to Message Streams and our new infrastructure.

(Ed. note: No, seriously. Watch the video. I know product videos are usually boring, but this one is definitely not.)

We’re excited to open up early access to Broadcast sending with Message Streams, and we'd love for you to be part of it. Send us a note to request access!

If you’d like to learn more about how you can use Message Streams with your app, we have a few great resources for you:

• Read our guide to Best Practices for Bulk Broadcast Sending.
• Sign up for our webinar on September 30th to learn about all the new features that we are introducing.

Every spoofed email a scammer sends using your unprotected domain damages your brand. That’s why we built DMARC Digests, a new premium product that provides robust DMARC monitoring so you know who’s sending email using your domains.

With DMARC Digests you can view all mail sources along with their DMARC alignment over the past 60 days. Drill down into specific sources to see the IPs emails originate from to help with troubleshooting. We also provide easy-to-follow guidance on how to identify unknown sources and improve DMARC alignment.

Try DMARC Digests free for 14 days →

At Postmark your data is secure and redundant. But we also need your help to make sure your account information stays secure! We have written up some best practices for account security, and we especially want to point out the importance of setting up 2-factor authentication (2FA) to add an additional step to logging in for increased security.

If you haven’t set up 2FA for your account yet, now is an excellent time to do it! You can read more about setting up 2FA for your Postmark account here.

10 Great Examples of Welcome Emails to Inspire Your Own Strategy

Some practical tips and good examples for making a good first impression with your customers. Also check out our template for welcome emails, as well as our own list of best practices for welcome emails.

DNS Help

This is a great new tool built by Richard Felix. Type in your domain name and get instructions for updating your DNS records on the service that’s hosting them.

Data Privacy Rules Are Changing. How Can Marketers Keep Up?

You might have heard about the recent Schrems II judgment in the EU that invalidated Privacy Shield as an accepted way to transfer data between the US and the EU. We posted our detailed response to that ruling here. This article takes a slightly broader look at how privacy is changing in 2020 and beyond.

I Hope This Email Finds You Well

This one resonated with me big time. My favorite alternative greeting/sign-off suggestions is “Best wishes for the end times”.

Until next month—best wishes for the end times!

Rian