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RFC 9989 (DMARCbis): 3 new tags, p=reject flipped
email-security ·

RFC 9989 (DMARCbis): 3 new tags, p=reject flipped

RFC 9989, 9990, and 9991 replace RFC 7489 from 2015 and make DMARC an IETF Standards Track protocol. Records still start with v=DMARC1, so nothing breaks today. What changed: the p=reject guidance is reversed, three tags are new (np, psd, t), three are removed (pct, rf, ri), the Public Suffix List gives way to a DNS tree walk, and aggregate reports gained fields. Here is what to check.

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DMARCTrust
15 min read
Best DMARC monitoring service in 2026: 6 tools compared
vendor-comparison ·

Best DMARC monitoring service in 2026: 6 tools compared

An honest shortlist of the 6 best DMARC monitoring services in 2026. Compares DMARCTrust, Valimail, dmarcian, EasyDMARC, PowerDMARC, and DMARCLY on pricing, data residency, DNS monitoring, and what each one is genuinely good at.

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DMARCTrust
10 min read
What is an MX record?
email-deliverability ·

What is an MX record?

An MX record is the DNS entry that tells the rest of the internet which mail servers receive email for a domain. Here is how MX records work, what each field means, and why priority matters.

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DMARCTrust
6 min read
Phishing vs spear phishing: what changes when attacks get targeted
email-security ·

Phishing vs spear phishing: what changes when attacks get targeted

Phishing is broad impersonation. Spear phishing is targeted impersonation built around a specific person, role, vendor, or business process. Learn the difference, how executive phishing fits in, and where DMARC helps.

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DMARCTrust
10 min read
How to look up MX records (3 ways)
free-tools ·

How to look up MX records (3 ways)

Three ways to look up MX records for any domain: a free MX records lookup tool, dig and nslookup from a terminal, and a few lines of Ruby or Python.

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DMARCTrust
6 min read

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